LAISH

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Biblical GN 1. LAISH (2 Nephi 20:30)

Hebrew PN & GN layiš “Lion” (Judges 18:7, 1 Samuel 25:44), also known as lešem (Joshua 19:47, possibly with (1) a name-formative in -ām or -ān, or (2) enclitic mem,[1] or (3) case ending as in cognate Akkadian nēšum[2] ); cf. GN layišâ, “Lioness” (north of JERUSALEM), and lwš (ketib at 2 Samuel 3:15) = Israelite GN Dan.

RFS

NOTES

  1. ↑ D. Manor, “Laish,” in Freedman, ed., ABD, IV:130, citing Boling & Wright, Joshua, Anchor Bible, 466.
  2. ↑ H. Tawil, Akkadian Lexical Companion (KTAV, 2009), 190, citing CAD “N” 193a; AHw 783a.
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