לָכִישׁ
Lâkîysh · law-keesh'
Lakish, a place in Palestine
Lexicon
Derivation: from an unused root of uncertain meaning;
Lakish, a place in Palestine
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Lachish.
Letters
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
authority, the one who leads › the open hand that covers › the hand that works › to consume, to destroy
Authority, the one who leads of the open hand that covers of the hand that works that works to consume, to destroy.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of לָכִישׁ above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
24 occurrences · 24 OT · 0 NT · 15 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of lachish5 · 21%
- to lachish5 · 21%
- from lachish4 · 17%
- lachish3 · 13%
- with him, unto lachish1 · 4%
- and from lachish1 · 4%
- him to lachish1 · 4%
- and lachish1 · 4%
- but he himself laid siege against lachish1 · 4%
- at lachish1 · 4%
- against lachish1 · 4%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.