Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H3959 |
|---|---|
| Word: | לֶשֶׁם |
| Part of Speech: | Name/l. |
| Etymology: | the same as H3958 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | Leshem |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | leh'-shem |
| Meaning: | 1. Leshem, a place in Israel |
| KJV Renderings: | Leshem. |
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II. לֶ֫שֶׁם proper name [of a location] variant of לַיִשׁ (whence WeDe gent 37) Di read לֵשָׁם; LagBN 20 Anm. thinks ם remnant of Mimmation, לֶשֶׁם from לַיִשׁ = Laišum), old, name of city דָּן (see לַיִשׁ ), Josh 19:47 (twice in verse) (compare Di), ᵐ5 B Λαχεις, לֶשֶׁם דָּן = Λασεννδακ, ᵐ5 A ᵐ5 L Λεσεν.
