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 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. 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