Biblical Persons & Places
Laishah
Laishah
A location only mentioned at Isa.10.30;
only referred to as Laishah (לַ֫יְשָׁה).
Strong's Definition
Laish, the name of two places in Palestine
Derivation: the same as H3918 (לַיִשׁ);
KJV Usage: Laish. Compare H3889 (לוּשׁ).
Outline of Biblical Usage
Laish = "lion"
n pr m
1) father of Phaltiel, the man to whom king Saul gave his daughter Michal in marriage even though she was already married to David
n pr loc
2) an early name for Dan, a town in northern Israel
3) a place north of Jerusalem; site unknown
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
לַיִשׁ
layish
BDB Definition:
Laish = lion
1) father of Phaltiel, the man to whom king Saul gave his daughter Michal in marriage even though she was already married to David (noun proper masculine)
2) an early name for Dan, a town in northern Israel (noun proper locative)
3) a place north of Jerusalem; site unknown (noun proper locative)
Part of Speech: see above in Definition
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: the same as H3918
Total KJV Occurrences: 7