What does לָכִישׁ (lākiyš) mean in the Bible?
לָכִישׁ (lākiyš) is a Hebrew word meaning "Lakish , a place in Palestine".
Hebrew · H3923
לָכִישׁ
Lakish , a place in Palestine
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לָכִישׁ H3923
Pronunciation lākiyš
What does לָכִישׁ (lākiyš) mean in the Bible?
לָכִישׁ (lākiyš) is a Hebrew word meaning "Lakish , a place in Palestine".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3923?
The BSB source-word alignment has 24 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Lachish (11), to Lachish (6), of Lachish (3), from Lachish (2), at Lachish (1).
Where does לָכִישׁ (lākiyš) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Joshua 10:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Joshua (10), 2 Kings (5), 2 Chronicles (4), Isaiah (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Lachish 11× Joshua 10:5, Joshua 10:23, Joshua 10:32, Joshua 10:33
to Lachish 6× Joshua 10:31, Joshua 10:35, 2 Kings 14:19, 2 Chronicles 25:27
of Lachish 3× Joshua 10:3, Joshua 12:11, Micah 1:13
from Lachish 2× Joshua 10:34, Isaiah 36:2
at Lachish 1× 2 Kings 18:14
in Lachish 1× Nehemiah 11:30
Show sample aligned rows
Joshua 10:3 לָכִ֛ישׁ to of Lachish Noun - proper - feminine singular Joshua 10:5 לָכִ֣ישׁ to Lachish Noun - proper - feminine singular Joshua 10:23 לָכִ֖ישׁ to Lachish Noun - proper - feminine singular Joshua 10:31 לָכִ֑ישָׁה to to Lachish Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Joshua 10:32 לָכִ֜ישׁ to Lachish Noun - proper - feminine singular Joshua 10:33 לָכִ֑ישׁ to Lachish Noun - proper - feminine singular Joshua 10:34 מִלָּכִ֖ישׁ to from Lachish Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular Joshua 10:35 לְלָכִֽישׁ׃פ to to Lachish Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular Joshua 12:11 לָכִ֖ישׁ to of Lachish Noun - proper - feminine singular Joshua 15:39 לָכִ֥ישׁ to Lachish Noun - proper - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Joshua 10:3
Aligned rows 24
Books represented 7
Joshua 10 2 Kings 5 2 Chronicles 4 Nehemiah 1 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 1 Micah 1
Source forms
לָכִ֖ישׁ 3x lā·ḵîš Joshua 10:23, Joshua 12:11, 2 Chronicles 11:9
לָכִ֑ישָׁה 3x lā·ḵî·šāh Joshua 10:31, 2 Kings 14:19, 2 Chronicles 25:27
לָכִ֜ישׁ 2x lā·ḵîš Joshua 10:32, 2 Kings 18:17
לָכִ֑ישׁ 2x lā·ḵîš Joshua 10:33, Micah 1:13
לָכִישׁ֙ 2x lā·ḵîš Nehemiah 11:30, Jeremiah 34:7
לָכִ֔ישָׁה 2x lā·ḵî·šāh 2 Kings 14:19, 2 Chronicles 25:27
מִלָּכִֽישׁ׃ 2x mil·lā·ḵîš 2 Kings 19:8, Isaiah 37:8
לָכִ֛ישׁ 1x lā·ḵîš Joshua 10:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - feminine singular 13x Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:5, Joshua 10:23, Joshua 10:32
Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular 6x Joshua 10:31, 2 Kings 14:19, 2 Kings 18:14, 2 Chronicles 25:27
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular 4x Joshua 10:34, 2 Kings 19:8, Isaiah 36:2, Isaiah 37:8
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1x Joshua 10:35
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Lakish , a place in Palestine
Source Gloss
Lakish , a place in Palestine
Extended definition
Lachish.
Word Origins
לָכִישׁ is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain