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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 - And Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem sendeth unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:5 - And five kings of the Amorite (the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon) are gathered together, and go up, they and all their camps, and encamp against Gibeon, and fight against it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:23 - and they do so, and bring out unto him these five kings from the cave: the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:31 - And Joshua passeth over, and all Israel with him, from Libnah to Lachish, and encampeth against it, and fighteth against it;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:32 - And Jehovah giveth Lachish into the hand of Israel, and it captureth it on the second day, and smiteth it by the mouth of the sword, and every person who is in it, according to all that it did to Libnah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:33 - Than hath Horam king of Gezer come up to help Lachish, and Joshua smiteth him and his people, till he hath not left to him a remnant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:34 - And Joshua passeth over, and all Israel with him, from Lachish to Eglon, and they encamp against it, and fight against it,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:35 - and capture it on that day, and smite it by the mouth of the sword, and every person who is in it on that day he hath devoted, according to all that he did to Lachish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 12:11

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:39

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 14:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:19 - And they make a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, and he fleeth to Lachish, and they send after him to Lachish, and put him to death there,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:14 - and Hezekiah king of Judah sendeth unto the king of Asshur to Lachish, saying, 'I have sinned, turn back from off me; that which thou puttest on me I bear;' and the king of Asshur layeth on Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver, and thirty talents of gold,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:17 - And the king of Asshur sendeth Tartan, and the chief of the eunuchs, and the chief of the butlers, from Lachish, unto king Hezekiah, with a heavy force, to Jerusalem, and they go up and come in to Jerusalem, and they go up, and come in and stand by the conduit of the upper pool that is in the highway of the fuller's field.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:8 - And the chief of the butlers turneth back and findeth the king of Asshur fighting against Libnah, for he hath heard that he hath journeyed from Lachish.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 11:9

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:27 - And from the time that Amaziah hath turned aside from after Jehovah -- they make a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, and he fleeth to Lachish, and they send after him to Lachish, and put him to death there,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:9 - After this hath Sennacherib king of Asshur sent his servants to Jerusalem -- and he is by Lachish, and all his power with him -- against Hezekiah king of Judah, and against all Judah, who are in Jerusalem, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 11:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:30 - Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and its fields, Azekah and its small towns; and they encamp from Beer-Sheba unto the valley of Hinnom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 36:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:2 - And the king of Asshur sendeth Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem, unto the king Hezekiah, with a heavy force, and he standeth by the conduit of the upper pool, in the highway of the fuller's field,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 37:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:8 - And Rabshakeh turneth back and findeth the king of Asshur fighting against Libnah, for he hath heard that he hath journeyed from Lachish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 34:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:7 - and the forces of the king of Babylon are fighting against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that are left -- against Lachish, and against Azekah, for these have been left among the cities of Judah, cities of fortresses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 1:13 - Bind the chariot to a swift beast, O inhabitant of Lachish, The beginning of sin is she to the daughter of Zion, For in thee have been found the transgressions of Israel.
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