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• Laadahla'-a-da (la`dah): A descendant of Judah (1Ch 4:21).
• Laadanla,'-a-dan. See LADAN.
• Labanla'-ban: The person named Laban, labhan; (Laban, possibly connected with the root...
• Labanalab'-a-na (Labana, 1 Esdras 5:29): Called Lebanah in Ezr 2:45.
• Laborla'-ber (yeghia`, `amal; kopos): The word (noun and verb) denoting hard work or "toil"...
• Laccunuslak'-u-nus (Lakkounos; the King James Version Lacunus): One of the sons of Addi who...
• Lacelas (pathil, variously rendered in Ge 38:18,25; Ex 39:3; Nu 15:38; 19:15; Jud 16:9;...
• Lacedaemonianslas-e-de-mo'-ni-anz (Spartidtai; once only Lakedaimonioi, 2 Macc 5:9): The inhabitants...
• Lachishla'-kish (lakhish; Septuagint Lachis (Jos 15:39), Maches): 1. Location: A town in the...
• Lack(forms of chacer, "to lack," ayin, "nought"): This word in its various forms has the...
• Lacunusla-ku'-nus. See LACCUNUS.
• LadIn the Old Testament this word occurs as the translation of na`ar, "young person,"...
• Ladanla'-dan (la`dan, the King James Version, Laadan): (1) A descendant of Ephraim, and an...
• Ladanumlad'-a-num (loT): Ge 37:25 the Revised Version margin; elsewhere MYRRH (which see).
• Ladderlad'-er. See SIEGE, 4, (e).
• Ladder of Tyre(He klimax (apo tes klimakos) Turou): Not mentioned in the Old Testament or the New...
• Lade; Ladinglad, lad'-ing: "To lade" in the sense of "to load" is retained by the Revised Version...
• Ladyla'-di: This word should be taken in the sense of "mistress" in Isa 47:5,7 (Hebrew...
• Laella'-el (la'el, "belonging to God"): Father of Eliasaph, the prince of the father's...
• Lahadla'-had (lahaah): A descendant of Judah (1Ch 4:2).
• Lahai-Roila-hi'-roi, la-hi-ro'-i, la'hi-roi (lachay ro'i). See BEER-LAHAI-ROI.
• Lahmamla'-mam (lachmam): A town in the Judean Shephelah (Jos 15:40, the Revised Version...
• Lahmasla'-mas. See LAHMAM.
• Lahmila'-mi (lachmi): According to 1Ch 20:5, the brother of Goliath of Gath. See ELHANAN.
• Laish(1) A city in the upper Jordan valley, apparently colonized by the Sidonians, which...
• Laishahla-i'-sha, la'-ish-a (layshah, the King James Version, Laish): A place named in Isa...
• Lakelak (limne): The word is used (Lu 5:1,2; 8:22,23,33) of the Lake of Gennesaret or Sea...
• Lake of Fire(limne tou puros): Found in Re 19:20; 20:10,14(bis),15. Re 21:8 has "the lake that...
• Lake of Gennesaretge-nes'-a-ret. See GALILEE, SEA OF.
• Lakkumlak'-um (laqqum; the King James Version, Lakum): An unidentified town on the border of...
• LamaSee ELI, ELI, LAMA, SABACHTHANI.
• Lamb(1) The most used word is kebhes, "a young ram"; compare Arabic kebsh, "ram"; often of...
• Lamb of God(ho amnos tou theou): This is a title specially bestowed upon our Lord by John the...
• Lame(1) The condition of being unable or imperfectly able to walk, which unfitted any...
• Lamechla'-mek (lemekh; Lamech, "a strong youth"?): (1) The name is first mentioned in Ge...
• Lamedhla'-meth: The 12th letter of Hebrew alphabet; transliterated in this Encyclopedia as...
• Lamentla-ment'. See MUSIC.
• Lamentationlam-en-ta'-shun. See BURIAL, III, 2; IV, 4, 5, 6.
• Lamentations, Book oflam-en-ta'-shunz,--The Lamentations of Jeremiah: 1. Name: This is a collective name...
• Lamp; Lampstandlamp'-stand (nir, ner, lappidh, Phoenician lampadh, whence lampas; luchnos is also...
• Lampsacuslamp'-sa-kus. See SAMPSAMES.
• Lance; Lancer; Lancetlans, lan'-ser, lan'-set. See ARMOR, III, 4, (3); 1Ki 18:28 the Revised Version...
• Land((1) 'erets; (2) 'adhamah; (3) sadheh, "a piece of land"; (4) ge, "earth"; (5) agros,...
• Land LawsSee AGRARIAN LAWS.
• Land-Crocodile(Revised Version (British and American)) land-crok'-o-dil (koach; Septuagint...
• Landmarkland'-mark (gebhul, literally, "boundary"): The boundary may have been marked, as at...
• Lanelan (rhume): An alley or bypath of a city. Occurs once in Lu 14:21, "Go out quickly...
• Language of the New Testamentlan'-gwaj (Greek). See ARAMAIC LANGUAGE also: I. THE VERNACULAR "KOINE" THE LANGUAGE...
• Languages of the Old Testamentlan'-gwaj-es I. THE SEMITIC LANGUAGES 1. Members of Semitic Family 2. The Name Hebrew...
• Lanternlan'-tern (phanos, phaino, "to give light"): Lanterns were carried by the mob which...
• Laodiceala-od-i-se'-a (Laodikia): A city of Asia Minor situated in the Lycos valley in the...
• Laodiceans, Epistle to thela-od-i-se'-anz, (en te Laodikeon ekklesia .... ten ek Laodikias, "in the church of...
• LapThe word is the translation of three different Hebrew expressions: cheq (Pr 16:33),...
• Lappidothlap'-i-doth, -doth (lappidhoth, "flames," "torches"; the King James Version,...
• Lapwinglap'-wing (dukhiphath; epops): A translation used in early VSS, now universally...
• Lasciviousnessla-siv'-i-us-nes (aselgeia, "licentiousness," "wantonness," "unbridled lust,"...
• Laseala-se'-a (Lasaia): A town on the South coast of Crete, 5 miles East of Fair Havens (Ac...
• Lashala'-sha (lasha`): A place named on the southern boundary of the Canaanites along with...
• Lassharonla-sha'-ron, la-shar'-on (lashsharon or la-sharon, the King James Version Sharon): A...
• Last DaySee DAY, LAST.
• Last DaysSee ESCHATOLOGY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT.
• Last Time, Times(kairos eschatos, chronos eschatos (also plural), eschaton tou chronou, hora eschate):...
• Lastheneslas'-the-nez (Lasthenes): A highly placed official under King Demetrius II, Nicator....
• Latchetlach'-et (serokh; himas): Leather thong used for tying on sandals (see Ge 14:23; Mr...
• Latinlat'-in: Was the official language of the Roman Empire as Greek was that of commerce....
• Latin Version, the Old|| 1. The Motive of Translation 2. Multiplicity of Latin Translations in the 4th...
• Latter DaysSee ESCHATOLOGY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT.
• Latticelat'-is. See HOUSE, II, 1, (9).
• Laudlod: A verb meaning "to praise," used in Ro 15:11 the King James Version, and Ps...
• Laughing-Stocklaf'-ing-stok: Something set up to be laughed at; thrice in the Revised Version...
• Laughterlaf'-ter (chaq, tsachaq, "to laugh," sechoq, "laughter"; gelao, katagelao): (1)...
• Launchlanch, lonch. See SHIPS AND BOATS, III, 1.
• Laver1. In the Tabernacle: Every priest in attendance on the altar of Yahweh was required...
• Law in the New Testamentlo The Term "Law" Austin's Definition of Law I. LAW IN THE GOSPELS 1. The Law in the...
• Law in the Old Testament|| I. TERMS USED 1. Torah ("Law") 2. Synonyms of Torah (1) Mitswah ("Command") (2)...
• Law, Judicialjoo-dish'-al: This was the form of Divine law which, under the dominion of God, as the...
• Law, RomanSee ROMAN LAW.
• Lawfullo'-fool (usually mishpaT, "relating to judgment," or "a pronounced judgment" tsaddiq,...
• Lawgiverlo'-giv-er (mechoqeq; nomothetes): There are two words, one Hebrew and one Greek,...
• Lawlesslo'-les (anomos): While occurring but once in the King James Version (1Ti 1:9), is...
• Lawyerlo'-yer (nomikos, "according or pertaining to law," i.e. legal; as noun, "an expert in...
• Lay; Laying(1) sim, "to put," and the Greek equivalent, tithemi, are very frequently translated...
• Lazaruslaz'-a-rus (Lazaros, an abridged form of the Hebrew name Eleazar, with a Greek...
• Leachlech. See HORSELEACH.
• Leadled (`ophereth): Lead was one of the first metals to be used in the free state,...
• Leaf; Leaveslef, levz: Used in three different senses, with reference: (1) To trees (`aleh, "a...
• Leagueleg. See CONFEDERACY.
• Leahle'-a (le'ah; Leia, "weary," "dull"(?), "wild cow"): Rachel's sister, and the elder...
• Leannothle-an'-oth (Ps 88, title). See PSALMS.
• Leapinglep'-ing. See GAMES.
• Leasinglez'-ing (kazabh "to devise," "to fabricate," hence, "to lie"; occurs but twice in the...
• Leatherleth'-er. See SKIN; GIRDLE; TANNER.
• Leavenlev'-n (se'or, chamets; zume; Latin fermentum): The nomadic ancestors of the Hebrews,...
• Lebanale-ba'-na, leb'-a-na (lebhana'), or family of returning exiles (Ezr 2:45; Ne 7:48;...
• Lebanonleb'-a-non (lebanon; Septuagint Libanos; Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.)...
• Lebaothle-ba'-oth, -oth (lebha'oth): An unidentified city in the South of the territory of...
• LebbaeusSee THADDAEUS.
• Lebonahle-bo'-na (lebhonah): A place on the great north road between Shiloh and Shechem (Jud...
• Lecahle'-ka (lekhah): A descendant of Judah (1Ch 4:21).
• Ledgelej (shalabh): The word in the sense of side-projection is used in 1Ki 7:28,29 in...
• Leeksleks (chatsir; ta prasa): This word, elsewhere translated "grass," is in Nu 11:5...
• Leeslez. See WINE.
• Leftleft (sama'l, "to go to the left," "to turn to the left," semo'l, "the left hand,"...
• Lefthandedleft'-hand-ed ('iTTer yadh-yamin; Septuagint amphoterodexios, i.e. "ambidextrous"):...
• Leg(1) shoq, Aramaic shoq; (2) kara`, dual kera`ayim; (3) reghel; skelos; the King James...
• Legionle'-jun. See ARMY; ARMY, ROMAN.
• Legislation, of Sanctitylej-is-la'-shun. See ASTRONOMY, sec. I, 5.
• Lehabimle-ha'-bim (lehdbhim): Named in Ge 10:13; 1Ch 1:11 as descendants of Mizraim. They are...
• Lehile'-hi. See RAMATH-LEHI.
• Lemuellem'-u-el (lemu'el, or lemo'-el): A king whose words, an "oracle (taught him by his...
• Lend, Loanlon: The translation of 7 Hebrew and 2 Greek vbs.: 1. Lexical Usages: In the Old...
• Lentilslen'-tilz ('adhashim; phakos; Ge 25:34; 2Sa 17:28; 23:11; Eze 4:9; the King James...
• Leopardlep'-erd ((1) namer (So 4:8; Isa 11:6; Jer 5:6; 13:23; Ho 13:7; Hab 1:8); compare...
• Leper; Leprosylep'-er, lep'-ro-si (tsara`ath; lepra): A slowly progressing and intractable disease...
• Leshemle'-shem. See LAISH.
• Lessaules'-o (Lessaou; the King James Version Dessau): A place mentioned only in 2 Macc...
• Let(katecho): Usually in the sense of "permit" (Anglo-Saxon, leetan), but also in Old...
• Lethechle'-thek (lethekh): A liquid measure equivalent to half a homer (Ho 3:2 margin) and...
• Letterlet'-er. See EPISTLE.
• Letterslet'-erz. See ALPHABET; WRITING.
• Letushimle-too'-shim, le-tu'-shim (leTushim): A Dedanite tribe in North Arabia (Ge 25:3). With...
• Leummimle-um'-im (le'ummim): A Dedanite tribe of North Arabia, connected with the LETUSHIM...
• Levi (1)le'-vi (Lewi; Leui; Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek Leuei): (1) The 3rd...
• Levi (2)(Lewi; Leuei): The third of Leah's sons born to Jacob in Paddan-aram (Ge 29:34). In...
• Leviathanle-vi'-a-than (liwyathan (Job 41:1-34), from [~lawah, "to fold"; compare Arabic name...
• Levirate; Lawlev'-i-rat. See MARRIAGE.
• Levisle'-vis (Leuis): 1 Esdras 9:14, properly the Levite of Ezr 10:15; "Shabbethai the...
• Levitesle'-vits. See PRIESTS AND LEVITES.
• Levitical Citiesle-vit'-i-kal I. LEGAL PROVISIONS 1. Numbers 2. Deuteronomy II. WELLHAUSEN'S VIEW III....
• LeviticusI. GENERAL DATA 1. Name 2. Character of Book 3. Unity of Book: Law of Holiness...
• Levylev'-i. See WAR.
• Lewd; Lewdnesslud, lud'-nes (zimmah, mezimmah, nabhluth; poneros, rhadiourgema): 1. In the Old...
• Libanuslib'-a-nus. See LEBANON.
• Libationli-ba'-shun. See SACRIFICE.
• Liberal; Liberality; Liberallylib'-er-al, lib-er-al'-i-ti, lib'-er-al-i: The different forms of the word all refer...
• Libertineslib'-er-tinz, li-bur'-tinz (Libertinoi): These were among Stephen's opponents: "There...
• Libertylib'-er-ti (deror, rachabh; eleutheria): The opposite of servitude or bondage, hence,...
• Libnahlib'-na (libhnah "whiteness," "transparency," "pavement" (compare Ex 24:10 where...
• Libni(1) Son of Gershon (Ex 6:17; Nu 3:18; 1Ch 6:17,20). Families who traced their descent...
• Libniteslib'-nits (ha-libhni). See LIBNI.
• Libraries1. The Bible a Library 2. Mythological and Apocryphal Libraries 3. Libraries for the...
• Library of NinevehSee NINEVEH, LIBRARY OF.
• Libya; Libyanslib'-i-a, lib'-i-anz: In the Old Testament the word occurs in the King James Version...
• Licelis (kinnim (Ex 8:17,18; Ps 105:31), kinnim (Ex 8:16), kinnam (Ex 8:17,18); Septuagint...
• Licenceli'-sens: This word is not found at all in the Revised Version (British and American)...
• Lidebirlid'-e-ber (lidhebhir): For "of Debir" in EV; the Revised Version margin suggests the...
• Lie; Lyingli, (sheqer (usually, e.g. Isa 9:15; Zec 13:3), or kazabh verb (Job 34:6; Mic 2:11);...
• Liers-in-Waitli-erz-in-wat' (Jud 9:25; 16:12; 20:36). See AMBUSH.
• Lieutenantlu-ten'-ant, lef-ten'-ant. See SATRAPS.
• Lifelif (chayyim, nephesh, ruach, chayah; zoe, psuche, bios, pneuma): I. THE TERMS II. THE...
• Life, Tree ofSee TREE OF LIFE.
• LiftTo make lofty, to raise up. A very common word in English Versions of the Bible...
• Light1. Origin of Light 2. A Comprehensive Term (1) Natural Light (2) Artificial Light (3)...
• Light; LightnessJames Orr
• Lightninglit'-ning (baraq, chaziz; astrape): Lightning is caused by the discharge of...
• Lign-Aloeslin-al'-oz, lig-nal'-oz. See ALOES.
• Ligurelig'-ur (Ex 28:19; 39:12 the King James Version, the Revised Version (British and...
• Like; Liken; Likeness; Liking(1) As a noun, "like" in modern English is virtually obsolete, except in the phrase...
• Likhilik'-hi (liqchi): A descendant of Manasseh (1Ch 7:19).
• Lilithlil'-ith, li'-lith. See NIGHT-MONSTER.
• Lilylil'-i (shushan (1Ki 7:19), shoshannah (2Ch 4:5; So 2:1 f; Ho 14:5); plural (So 2:16;...
• Lily-WorkThe ornament of the capitals on the bronze pillars, Jachin and Boaz, in front of...
• Limelim (1) sidh; compare Arabic shad, "to plaster"; (2) gir; compare Arabic jir, "gypsum"...
• Limitlim'-it (gebhul, "bound"): Occurs once in Eze 43:12 ("limit" of holy mountain)....
• Linelin (qaw, chebhel): Usually of a measuring line, as Jer 31:39; Eze 47:3; Zec 1:16...
• Lineagelin'-e-aj (patria): Found only once in Lu 2:4 (the King James Version, the Revised...
• Linenlin'-en (badh, "white linen," used chiefly for priestly robes, buts, "byssus," a fine...
• Lintellin'-tel. See HOUSE, II, 1, (4).
• Linusli'-nus (Linos (2Ti 4:21)): One of Paul's friends in Rome during his second and last...
• Lion(1) Occurring most often in the Old Testament is 'aryeh, plural 'ardyoth. Another...
• Lip(saphah, sepheth, "lip," "language," "speech," "talk" (also "rim," "border," "shore,"...
• Liquorlik'-er: Every sort of intoxicating liquor except the beverage prepared from the juice...
• ListA variant of "lust" (see LUST), meaning "to wish," found in the King James Version of...
• Literature, Sub-Apostoliclit'-er-a-tur, sub-ap-os-tol'-ik (Christian): I. EPISTLE OF CLEMENT TO THE CORINTHIANS...
• Litterlit'-er (tsabh): (1) Used upon backs of camels for easy riding, made of a wooden frame...
• Little GenesisSee BOOK OF JUBILEES.
• Lively; Livingliv'-li, liv'-ing (chay; zao): "Living," sometimes "lively," is the translation of...
• Liverliv'-er (qabhedh, derived from a root meaning "to be heavy," being the heaviest of the...
• Living Creature(1) (nephesh chayyah, or nephesh hachayyah (nephesh, "breath" or "living things";...
• Lizardliz'-ard: The list of unclean "creeping things" in Le 11:29,30 contains eight names,...
• Lo-Ammilo-am'-i (lo'-`ammi, "not my people"): The 2nd son and 3rd child of Gomer...
• Lo-Debarlo'-de-bar, lo-de'-bar (lo dhebhar): A place in Gilead where dwelt Machir, son of...
• Lo-Ruhamahlo-roo-ha'-ma, lo-roo-ha'-ma. See LO-AMMI.
• Loaflof. See BREAD.
• Locksloks ((1) tsitsith, (2) pera'; (3) machlaphah, (4) qewutstsah): See in general the...
• Locustlo'-kust: The translation of a large number of Hebrew and Greek words: 1. Names: (1)...
• Lod; Lydda1. Scriptural Notices: Ono and Lod and the towns thereof are said to have been built...
• Loddeuslod-e'-us (Loddeus; Swete reads Laadaios with Doldaiosas variant in Codex...
• Lodgeloj (lin; kataskenoo, etc.): To stay or dwell, temporarily, as for the night (Ge...
• LoftIn 1Ki 17:23, changed in the Revised Version (British and American) to "chamber."
• Loftily; Loftiness; Loftylof'-ti-li, lof'-ti-nes: The first form is only in Ps 73:8, where it means...
• Loglog, logh, "deepened," "hollowed out" (Le 14:10-24)): The smallest liquid or dry...
• Logia, theThe word logion, which is a diminutive of logos, was regularly used of Divine...
• LogosI. GREEK SPECULATION 1. Heraclitus 2. Anaxagoras 3. Plato 4. Aristotle 5. Stoics II....
• Loinsloinz (chalats, Aramaic charats, mothen, kecel, yarekh; osphus): This variety of...
• Loislo'-is (Lois (2Ti 1:5)): The grandmother of Timothy, and evidently the mother of...
• Longevitylon-jev'-i-ti: In the part of Genesis ascribed to the Priestly Code (P), the names and...
• Longsufferinglong-suf'-er-ing ('erekh 'appayim; makrothumia): The words 'erekh 'appayim, translated...
• Look(1) The uses of the simple verb in English Versions of the Bible are nearly all good...
• Looking-Glasslook'-ing-glas (Ex 38:8 the King James Version margin "brasen glasses"). See GLASS; MIRROR.
• Loomloom. See WEAVING.
• Looploop (in plural lula'oth (Ex 26:4 f,10 f; 36:11 f,17)): A ring or fold made of blue...
• Lord of HostsA name or title of God frequently used in the Old Testament, always translated "Yahweh...
• Lord's Day1. Linguistic: Formerly it was supposed that the adjective kuriakos (translated "the...
• Lord's Prayer, the(Mt 6:9-13; Lu 11:2-4): Prayer occupied an important place in the life and the...
• Lord's Supper; (eucharist)u'-ka-rist GENERAL || I. DEFINITION II. NEW TESTAMENT SOURCES 1. Textual...
• Lord; the LordThe Aramaic designation, Mare', occurs only in Da (e.g. 2:47; 5:23), and the same word...
• Lords of the Philistines(ceren, same as Hebrew word for "axle," probably a native designation): These "lords"...
• LosschaTa "to suffer as one erring, or as a sinner" (Ge 31:39, where Jacob assures Laban...
• Lot (1)I. Personality. The man who bore the name Lot (lot; Lot) is mentioned for the first...
• Lot (2)See DIVINATION.
• Lotanlo'-tan (loTan): Son of Seir, a chief (the King James Version "duke") of Edom (Ge...
• Lothasubusloth-a-su'-bus (Lothasoubos): One of those who stood by Ezra at the reading of the law...
• LotsSee DIVINATION.
• Lots, Feast ofSee PURIM.
• Lotus Treeslo'-tus (tse'elim; the King James Version shady trees): The trees under which behemoth...
• Loveluv ('ahebh, 'ahabhah, noun; phileo, agapao, verb; agape, noun): Love to both God and...
• Love, BrotherlySee BROTHERLY LOVE.
• Love-Feastluv'-fest. See AGAPE.
• Lovelyluv'-li ('ahabh, 'ahebh; prosphiles): "Lovely" occurs only 4 times. In 2Sa 1:23 it is...
• Loverluv'-er ('ohebh, 'ahebh): In the Old Testament 'ohebh, from 'ahebh, "to love," is...
• Lovesluvz (Ps 45:1, title). See PSALMS.
• Lovingkindnessluv-ing-kind'-nes (hecedh): "Lovingkindness" in the King James Version always...
• Low CountrySee SHEPHELAH.
• Lowlandlo'-land (shephelah; compare Arabic sufalat, "the lowest part"): The western part of...
• Lozonlo'-zon (Lozon): Head of a family of Solomon's servants (1 Esdras 5:33); called...
• Lubimlu'-bim (lubhim): A people mentioned in the Old Testament (2Ch 12:3; 16:8; Da 11:43;...
• Lucaslu'-kas, loo'-kas. In Phm 1:24 the King James Version, for "Luke" (Revised Version).
• Luciferlu'-si-fer, loo'-si-fer: The morning star, an epithet of the planet Venus. See ASTROLOGY, 11.
• Lucius (1)lu'-shi-us, lu'-shus (Loukios, Leukios): A Roman consul who is said (1 Macc 15:16 ff)...
• Lucius (2)(1) In the church at Antioch which sent out Barnabas and Saul as its missionaries were...
• Lucrelu'-ker, loo'-ker (betsa'>; kerdos): Literally, "gain" (1Sa 8:3; Tit 1:7), hence, in...
• Lud; Ludimlud, lu'-dim, lood'-im (ludh, ludhim, ludhiyum, "Ludites"; Loud, Loudieim; Targum Onk:...
• Luhith, Ascent oflu'-hith, loo'-hith, ma`-aleh ha-luchith): A place named in Isa 15:5; Jer 48:5. It is...
• Luke, the Evangelistlook, luk. 1. Name: The name Luke (Loukas) is apparently an abbreviation for Loukanos....
• Luke, the Gospel of|| 1. Text 2. Canonicity 3. Authorship 4. Sources 5. Credibility 6. Characteristics 7....
• Lunatic(k)I. Epilepsy. 1. Incorrect Translation: The English word "lunatic," which in popular...
• Lurk; Lurking-Placelurk, lurk'-ing-plas: "To lurk" means "to lie in wait," usually with intent to do harm...
• Lust(5 Hebrew and 5 Greek words are so rendered, namely: (1) nephesh, (2) sheriruth, (3)...
• Lutelut (nebhel; thus the Revised Version (British and American); the King James Version...
• Luz(luz):The Hebrew word means "almond tree" or "almond wood" (OHL, under the word). It...
• Lycaonialik-a-o'-ni-a, li-ka-o'-ni-a (Lukaonia (Ac 14:6), Lukaonisti, (Ac 14:11, "in the...
• Lycialish'-i-a (Lukia): An ancient country forming the southeast portion of Asia Minor. The...
• Lyddalid'-a. See LOD.
• Lydia (1)lid'-i-a (Ludia): An important country in the western part of Asia Minor bounded on...
• Lydia (2)lid'-i-a (Ludia): The feminine of Lydian, a native of Lydia, a large country on the...
• Lydianlid'-i-an. See LYDIA.
• Lyeli. See NITRE.
• Lyingli'-ing. See LIE.
• Lysaniasli-sa'-ni-as (Lusanias): Mentioned in Lu 3:1 as tetrarch of Abilene in the 15th year...
• Lysias(1) "A noble man, and one of the blood royal" whom Antiochus Epiphanes (circa 166 BC)...
• Lysimachus(1) The son of Ptolemy, of Jerusalem, is named (Additions to Esther 11:1) as the...
• Lystralis'-tra: The forms Lustran, and Lustrois, occur. Such variation in the gender of...