LAISH

Biblical GN

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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, or (3) case ending as in cognate Akkadian nēšum ); cf. GN layišâ, “Lioness” (north of JERUSALEM), and lwš (ketib at [2 Samuel 3:15]) = Israelite GN DAN.

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