Laish — the meaning of the Hebrew name לַיִשׁ

לַיִשׁ

Layish · pronounced lah'-yish · Strong's H3919 · a man and a place

Laish means Laish, the name of two places in Palestine.

Built from

לַיִשׁ layish (the same as, H3918) — a lion (from his destructive blows) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

the same as H3918; Laish, the name of two places in Palestine.

First appearance

Judg 18:7 Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man. (KJV)

Every verse that names Laish

7 occurrences in 7 verses — Judges, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, Isaiah

Judg 18:7Judg 18:14Judg 18:27Judg 18:291Sam 25:442Sam 3:15Isa 10:30

Other people or places called Laish

Laish (H3889) — kneading

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