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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 BoxJos 10:3 - misit ergo Adonisedec rex Hierusalem ad Oham regem Hebron et ad Pharam regem Hieremoth ad Iaphie quoque regem Lachis et ad Dabir regem Eglon dicens

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:5 - congregati igitur ascenderunt quinque reges Amorreorum rex Hierusalem rex Hebron rex Hieremoth rex Lachis rex Eglon simul cum exercitibus suis et castrametati sunt circa Gabaon obpugnantes eam

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:23 - fecerunt ministri ut sibi fuerat imperatum et eduxerunt ad eum quinque reges de spelunca regem Hierusalem regem Hebron regem Hieremoth regem Lachis regem Eglon

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:31 - de Lebna transivit in Lachis et exercitu per gyrum disposito obpugnabat eam

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:32 - tradiditque Dominus Lachis in manu Israhel et cepit eam die altero atque percussit in ore gladii omnemque animam quae fuerat in ea sicut fecerat Lebna

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:33 - eo tempore ascendit Hiram rex Gazer ut auxiliaretur Lachis quem percussit Iosue cum omni populo eius usque ad internicionem

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:34 - transivitque de Lachis in Eglon et circumdedit

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:35 - atque expugnavit eam eadem die percussitque in ore gladii omnes animas quae erant in ea iuxta omnia quae fecerat Lachis

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 12:11 - rex Hierimoth unus rex Lachis unus

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:39 - Lachis et Bascath et Aglon

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 14:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:19 - factaque est contra eum coniuratio in Hierusalem at ille fugit in Lachis miseruntque post eum in Lachis et interfecerunt eum ibi

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:14 - tunc misit Ezechias rex Iuda nuntios ad regem Assyriorum Lachis dicens peccavi recede a me et omne quod inposueris mihi feram indixit itaque rex Assyriorum Ezechiae regi Iudae trecenta talenta argenti et triginta talenta auri

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:17 - misit autem rex Assyriorum Tharthan et Rabsaris et Rabsacen de Lachis ad regem Ezechiam cum manu valida Hierusalem qui cum ascendissent venerunt in Hierusalem et steterunt iuxta aquaeductum piscinae superioris quae est in via agri Fullonis

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:8 - reversus est igitur Rabsaces et invenit regem Assyriorum expugnantem Lobnam audierat enim quod recessisset de Lachis

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 11:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:9 - sed et Aduram et Lachis et Azecha

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:27 - qui postquam recessit a Domino tetenderunt ei insidias in Hierusalem cumque fugisset Lachis miserunt et interfecerunt eum ibi

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:9 - quae postquam gesta sunt misit Sennacherib rex Assyriorum servos suos Hierusalem ipse enim cum universo exercitu obsidebat Lachis ad Ezechiam regem Iuda et ad omnem populum qui erat in urbe dicens

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 11:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:30 - Zanoa Odollam et villis earum Lachis et regionibus eius Azeca et filiabus eius et manserunt in Bersabee usque ad vallem Ennom

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 36:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:2 - et misit rex Assyriorum Rabsacen de Lachis in Hierusalem ad regem Ezechiam in manu gravi et stetit in aquaeductu piscinae superioris in via agri Fullonis

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 37:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:8 - reversus est autem Rabsaces et invenit regem Assyriorum proeliantem adversus Lobna audierat enim quia profectus esset de Lachis

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 34:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:7 - et exercitus regis Babylonis pugnabat contra Hierusalem et contra omnes civitates Iuda quae reliquae erant contra Lachis et contra Azeca haec enim supererant de civitatibus Iuda urbes munitae

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 1:13 - tumultus quadrigae stuporis habitanti Lachis principium peccati est filiae Sion quia in te inventa sunt scelera Israhel
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