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לָכִישׁ H3923
H3923 is the Hebrew word לָכִישׁ, transliterated Lâkîysh and said law-keesh'. The King James Version most often renders it lachish.
What it means
Lakish, a place in Palestine.
Where it comes from
from an unused root of uncertain meaning.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 22 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Lachish.
Verses using לָכִישׁ
All 20 verses, quoted in full.
Joshua 10:3 · KJV
Wherefore Adonizedec king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,
Joshua 10:5 · KJV
Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it.
Joshua 10:23 · KJV
And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.
Joshua 10:31 · KJV
And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:
Joshua 10:32 · KJV
And the LORD delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, which took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein, according to all that he had done to Libnah.
Joshua 10:33 · KJV
Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining.
Joshua 10:34 · KJV
And from Lachish Joshua passed unto Eglon, and all Israel with him; and they encamped against it, and fought against it:
Joshua 12:11 · KJV
The king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;
Joshua 15:39 · KJV
Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,
2 Kings 14:19 · KJV
Now they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem: and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there.
2 Kings 18:14 · KJV
And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, I have offended; return from me: that which thou puttest on me will I bear. And the king of Assyria appointed unto Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.
2 Kings 18:17 · KJV
And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rabshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller’s field.
2 Kings 19:8 · KJV
So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.
2 Chronicles 11:9 · KJV
And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
2 Chronicles 25:27 · KJV
Now after the time that Amaziah did turn away from following the LORD they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish: but they sent to Lachish after him, and slew him there.
2 Chronicles 32:9 · KJV
After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem, (but he himself laid siege against Lachish, and all his power with him,) unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that were at Jerusalem, saying,
Nehemiah 11:30 · KJV
Zanoah, Adullam, and in their villages, at Lachish, and the fields thereof, at Azekah, and in the villages thereof. And they dwelt from Beersheba unto the valley of Hinnom.
Isaiah 36:2 · KJV
And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller’s field.
Jeremiah 34:7 · KJV
When the king of Babylon’s army fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish, and against Azekah: for these defenced cities remained of the cities of Judah.
Micah 1:13 · KJV
O thou inhabitant of Lachish, bind the chariot to the swift beast: she is the beginning of the sin to the daughter of Zion: for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee.
Common questions
What does Strong's H3923 mean?
H3923 is the Hebrew word לָכִישׁ (Lâkîysh), meaning Lakish, a place in Palestine.
How is H3923 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it lachish (20 times), himself laid siege against lachish (1 time), against lachish (1 time).
How many times does H3923 appear in the Bible?
לָכִישׁ (Lâkîysh) is tagged in 20 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H3923 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root of uncertain meaning.
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