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Lexicon :: Strong's H3919 - layiš

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לַיִשׁ
Transliteration
layiš
Pronunciation
lah'-yish
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun, proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
The same as לַיִשׁ (H3918)
Strong’s Definitions

לַיִשׁ Layish, lah'-yish; the same as H3918; Laish, the name of two places in Palestine:—Laish. Compare H3889.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's H3919 in the following manner: Laish (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's H3919 in the following manner: Laish (7x).

  1. Laish = "lion"

    proper masculine noun

    1. father of Phaltiel, the man to whom king Saul gave his daughter Michal in marriage even though she was already married to David

      proper locative noun

    2. an early name for Dan, a town in northern Israel

    3. a place north of Jerusalem; site unknown

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
לַיִשׁ Layish, lah'-yish; the same as H3918; Laish, the name of two places in Palestine:—Laish. Compare H3889.
STRONGS H3919: Abbreviations
† II. לַ֫יִשׁ proper name, of a location (on meaning lion, compare RSSemitic i. 156 (om. 2nd ed.)); — former name of Dan, in extreme north of Canaan, Judges 18:7, 14, 27, 29 (see דָּן); Greek Version of the LXX Λαισα; = לֶשֶׁם which see; compare BuhlGeogr. § 124.

† III. לַ֫יִשׁ proper name, masculine father of Michal's second husband, 1 Samuel 25:44 + 2 Samuel 3:15 Qr (Kt [H3889 לושׁ]), Greek Version of the LXX A Λμεις, Σελλης, LXX of Lucian (Lag.) Ιωας, Σελλειμ.

† לַ֫יְשָׁה proper name, of a location North of Jerusalem Isaiah 10:30 (perhaps akin to III. לַיִשׁ, see Di); site unknown; see KasterenZPV xiii. 101 conjecture `Isawiye, village two miles northeast from Jerusalem (PEFMap; Mem. iii. 27 RobBR i. 437 compare BuhlGeogr. 175), Greek Version of the LXX ἐν Σα, Λαισα.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Judges

18:7; 18:14; 18:27; 18:29

1 Samuel

25:44

2 Samuel

3:15

Isaiah

10:30

H3919

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3919 matches the Hebrew לַיִשׁ (layiš),
which occurs 7 times in 7 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:7 - So the five men went on to the town of Laish, where they noticed the people living carefree lives, like the Sidonians; they were peaceful and secure.[fn] The people were also wealthy because their land was very fertile. And they lived a great distance from Sidon and had no allies nearby.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 18:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:14 - The five men who had scouted out the land around Laish explained to the others, “These buildings contain a sacred ephod, as well as some household idols, a carved image, and a cast idol. What do you think you should do?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 18:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:27 - Then, with Micah’s idols and his priest, the men of Dan came to the town of Laish, whose people were peaceful and secure. They attacked with swords and burned the town to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 18:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:29 - They renamed the town Dan after their ancestor, Israel’s son, but it had originally been called Laish.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:44

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:44 - Saul, meanwhile, had given his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to a man from Gallim named Palti son of Laish.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 3:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:15 - So Ishbosheth took Michal away from her husband, Palti[fn] son of Laish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:30

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:30 - Scream in terror,
you people of Gallim!
Shout out a warning to Laishah.
Oh, poor Anathoth!
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