לַיִשׁ

Strong’s Definition

Laish, the name of two places in Palestine

Etymology & Derivation

the same as H3918 (לַיִשׁ);

KJV Usage

Laish. Compare H3889 (לוּשׁ).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.(n pr m) father of phaltiel, the man to whom king saul gave his daughter michal in marriage even though she was already married to david
• 2.(n pr loc) an early name for dan, a town in northern israel
• 3.a place north of jerusalem; site unknown

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Layish; Pronunciation: lah'-yish

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