BDB4449
לַקּוּם proper name [of a location] northern border-town of Naphtali, Josh 19:33 ( P ), ᵐ5 Δωδαμ, ᵐ5 L Λακουμ. so also LagOnom 275, 24; site unknown.
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H3946 |
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| Word: | לַקוּם |
| Part of Speech: | Name/l. |
| Etymology: | from an unused root thought to mean to stop up by a barricade |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | Laqquwm |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | lak-koom' |
| Meaning: | 1. perhaps fortification 2. Lakkum, a place in Israel |
| KJV Renderings: | Lakum. |
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לַקּוּם proper name [of a location] northern border-town of Naphtali, Josh 19:33 ( P ), ᵐ5 Δωδαμ, ᵐ5 L Λακουμ. so also LagOnom 275, 24; site unknown.