Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H3850 |
|---|---|
| Word: | לוֹד |
| Part of Speech: | Name/l. |
| Etymology: | from an unused root of uncertain signification |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | Lod |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | lode |
| Meaning: | 1. Lod, a place in Israel |
| KJV Renderings: | Lod. |
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לֹד proper name [of a location] = Λυδδα 1 Macc 11:34; Acts 9:32; Acts 9:35; Acts 9:38, Lydda, modern Ludd, approximately 11 miles southeast from Jaffa, toward Jerusalem; RobBR ii. 244-248 GASmGeogr. 160ff. BuhlGeogr. 197 1Chr 8:12 וּבְנֹתֶיהָׅ ׳ (ל, Ezra 2:33 (בְּנֵי לֹד) = Neh 7:37, compare Neh 11:35 ᵐ5 Λωδ, Λοδ, Λυδδων, Λυδδα.
