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Lexicon :: Strong's H3923 - lāḵîš

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לָכִישׁ
Transliteration
lāḵîš
Pronunciation
law-keesh'
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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 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).

  1. 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.
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 WklTA 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 SchrCOT 2 Kings 18:13); probably = modern Tell el-Hesy, approximately 33 miles southwest from Jerusalem FJBMound of Many Cities, 1893 BuhlGeogr. § 103 GASmGeogr. 234; > Umm el-Lâkis vd VeldeMem. 320 GuérinJudeé; ii. 299 ff.; Um Lâkis opposed to by RobBR ii. 47. — Greek Version of the LXX Λαχεις.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Joshua

10:3; 10:3; 10:5; 10:23; 10:31; 10:31; 10:32; 10:33; 10:34; 10:35; 12:11; 15:39

2 Kings

14:19; 18:13; 18:14; 18:17; 19:8

2 Chronicles

11:9; 25:27; 32:9

Nehemiah

11:30

Isaiah

36:2; 37:8

Jeremiah

34:7

Micah

1:13

H3923

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3923 matches the Hebrew לָכִישׁ (lāḵîš),
which occurs 24 times in 22 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:3 - So King Adoni-zedek of Jerusalem sent messengers to several other kings: Hoham of Hebron, Piram of Jarmuth, Japhia of Lachish, and Debir of Eglon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:5 - So these five Amorite kings combined their armies for a united attack. They moved all their troops into place and attacked Gibeon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:23 - So they brought the five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:31 - From Libnah, Joshua and the Israelites went to Lachish and attacked it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:32 - Here again, the LORD gave them Lachish. Joshua took it on the second day and killed everyone in it, just as he had done at Libnah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:33 - During the attack on Lachish, King Horam of Gezer arrived with his army to help defend the town. But Joshua’s men killed him and his army, leaving no survivors.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:34 - Then Joshua and the Israelite army went on to Eglon and attacked it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:35 - They captured it that day and killed everyone in it. He completely destroyed everyone, just as he had done at Lachish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 12:11 - The king of Jarmuth
The king of Lachish

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:39 - Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 14:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:19 - There was a conspiracy against Amaziah’s life in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But his enemies sent assassins after him, and they killed him there.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:14 - King Hezekiah sent this message to the king of Assyria at Lachish: “I have done wrong. I will pay whatever tribute money you demand if you will only withdraw.” The king of Assyria then demanded a settlement of more than eleven tons of silver and one ton of gold.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:17 - Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent his commander in chief, his field commander, and his chief of staff[fn] from Lachish with a huge army to confront King Hezekiah in Jerusalem. The Assyrians took up a position beside the aqueduct that feeds water into the upper pool, near the road leading to the field where cloth is washed.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:8 - Meanwhile, the Assyrian chief of staff left Jerusalem and went to consult the king of Assyria, who had left Lachish and was attacking Libnah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 11:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:9 - Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:27 - After Amaziah turned away from the LORD, there was a conspiracy against his life in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But his enemies sent assassins after him, and they killed him there.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:9 - While King Sennacherib of Assyria was still besieging the town of Lachish, he sent his officers to Jerusalem with this message for Hezekiah and all the people in the city:

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 11:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:30 - Zanoah, and Adullam with their surrounding villages. They also lived in Lachish with its nearby fields and Azekah with its surrounding villages. So the people of Judah were living all the way from Beersheba in the south to the valley of Hinnom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 36:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:2 - Then the king of Assyria sent his chief of staff[fn] from Lachish with a huge army to confront King Hezekiah in Jerusalem. The Assyrians took up a position beside the aqueduct that feeds water into the upper pool, near the road leading to the field where cloth is washed.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 37:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:8 - Meanwhile, the Assyrian chief of staff left Jerusalem and went to consult the king of Assyria, who had left Lachish and was attacking Libnah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 34:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:7 - At this time the Babylonian army was besieging Jerusalem, Lachish, and Azekah—the only fortified cities of Judah not yet captured.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 1:13 - Harness your chariot horses and flee,
you people of Lachish.[fn]
You were the first city in Judah
to follow Israel in her rebellion,
and you led Jerusalem[fn] into sin.
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