Lexicon :: Strong's H3923 - lāḵîš

לָכִישׁ

Transliteration

lāḵîš

Pronunciation

law-keesh'

Part of Speech

proper locative noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From an unused root of uncertain meaning

Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs and Gesenius: לכיש.

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

לָכִישׁ Lâkîysh, law-keesh'; from an unused root of uncertain meaning; Lakish, a place in Palestine:—Lachish.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x

The KJV translates Strong's H3923 in the following manner: Lachish (24x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x

The KJV translates Strong's H3923 in the following manner: Lachish (24x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

Lachish = "invincible"
1. a city lying south of Jerusalem on the borders of Simeon and which belonged to the Amorites until conquered by Joshua and allotted to Judah

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

לָכִישׁ Lâkîysh, law-keesh'; from an unused root of uncertain meaning; Lakish, a place in Palestine:—Lachish.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H3923: Abbreviations

† לָכִישׁ proper name, of a location — so Joshua 10:3 +; with ה locative לֶכִ֫ישָׁה Joshua 10:31 + 5 times; — Canaanitish (Amorite) city, with king, Joshua 10:3, 5, 23 (all J E), Joshua 10:31; Joshua 12:11 (both D); (= Tel el-Amarna Lakiša, Lakisi Wkl^{TA Tablets, Nos. 217, 218, 180, 181}); captured by Joshua 10:32, 33, 34, 35 (all D); reckoned to Judah Micah 1:13; Jeremiah 34:7; Joshua 15:39 (P), compare 2 Kings 14:19 (twice in verse) = 2 Chronicles 25:27 (twice in verse), 2 Chronicles 11:9; Nehemiah 11:30; base of Assyrian operations 2 Kings 18:14, compare 2 Chronicles 32:9, also 2 Kings 18:17; 2 Kings 19:8 = Isaiah 36:2; Isaiah 37:8 (= Assyrian Lakisi Schr^COT 2 Kings 18:13); probably = modern Tell el-Hesy, approximately 33 miles southwest from Jerusalem FJB^{Mound of Many Cities, 1893} Buhl^{Geogr. § 103} GASm^{Geogr. 234}; > Umm el-Lâkis vd Velde^{Mem. 320} Guérin^{Judeé; ii. 299 ff.}; Um Lâkis opposed to by Rob^{BR ii. 47.} — Λαχεις.

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