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leḥī לֶחִי ‘Lehi’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a form of lᵊḥī לְחִי ‘jaw’
Roots: לחי

leḥī pr n loc
Lehi = "jaw"
1) a place in Judah which must have been in the Shephelah, near the border of the hill-country of Judah; site uncertain
 1a) place is noted for being the location of Samson's killing of 1000 men with the jawbone of an ass

Mentioned in Judges 15:19, 15:14, 15:9

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