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layiš לַ֫יִשׁ ‘Laish’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: the same as layiš לַ֫יִשׁ ‘lion’
Roots: לישׁ
Variants: לַ֫יִשׁ, לַ֫יְשָׁה

layiš Apr n loc Bpr n m pers Cpr n loc
ALaish = "lion"
n pr loc
1) an early name for Dan, a town in northern Israel
BLaish = "lion"
n pr m
1) father of Phaltiel, the man to whom king Saul gave his daughter Michal in marriage even though she was already married to David
CLaish = "lion"
n pr loc
1) a place north of Jerusalem; site unknown

Mentioned in Judges 18:29, 18:7, 18:14, 18:27 1 Samuel 25:44 2 Samuel 3:15 Isaiah 10:30

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