Smith’s dictionary

The classic Victorian Bible dictionary: 4,600 short entries, especially strong on names and places.

• Laadah(order), the son of Shelah and grandson of Judah. (1 Chronicles 4:21)
• Laadan(put in order). An Ephraimite, ancestor of Joshua the son of Nun. (1 Chronicles 7:26)...
• Laban(white). Son of Bethuel, brother of Rebekah and father of Leah and Rachel. (B.C. about...
• Lacedaemoniansin Greece the inhabitants of Sparta or Lacedaemon, with whom the Jews claimed kindred....
• Lachetthe thong or fastening by which the sandal was attached to the foot. It occurs int he...
• Lachish(invincible), a city lying south of Jerusalem, on the borders of Simeon, and belonging...
• Lael(of God), the father of Eliasaph. (Numbers 3:24)
• Lahad(oppression), son of Jahath, one of the descendants of Judah. (1 Chronicles 4:2)
• Lahairoi(well of the living God), The well. In this form is given in the Authorized Version of...
• Lahmam(provisions), a town in the lowland district of Judah. (Joshua 15:40)
• Lahmi(warrior), the brother of Goliath the Gittite, slain by Elhanan the son of Zair or...
• Laish(lion), father of Phaltiel, to whom Saul had given Michal, David’s wife. (1 Samuel...
• Lakes[PALESTINA AND PALESTINE]
• Lakum(fortification), properly formed the landmarks of the boundary of Naphtali. (Joshua 19:33)
• Lambsare the young of sheep, but originally included also the young of goats. They formed...
• Lamech(powerful), properly Lemech. The fifth lineal descendant from Cain. (Genesis 4:18-24)...
• Lamentations of JeremiahTitle. --The Hebrew title of this book, Ecah , is taken, like the titles of the five...
• LampThat part of the golden candlestick belonging to the tabernacle which bore the light;...
• LancetThis word is found in (1 Kings 18:28) only. The Hebrew term is romach , which is...
• Language[TONGUES, CONFUSION OF, CONFUSION OF]
• Lantern(so called of its shining) occurs only in (John 18:3) (It there probably denotes any...
• Laodicea(justice of the people), a town in the Roman province of Asia situated in the valley...
• Laodiceansthe inhabitants of Laodicea. (Colossians 4:16; Revelation 3:14)
• Lapidoth(torches), the inhabitants of Laodicea. (Colossians 4:16; Revelation 3:14)
• Lapwing(Heb. duciphath) occurs only in (Leviticus 11:19) and in the parallel passage of...
• Lasea(Acts 27:8) a city of Crete, the ruins of which were discovered in 1856, a few miles...
• Lasha(fissure), a place noticed in (Genesis 10:19) as marking the limit of the country of...
• Lasharon(the plain), one of the Canaanite towns whose kings were killed by Joshua. (Joshua 12:18)
• Latinthe language spoken by the Romans, is mentioned only in (John 19:20) and Luke 23:38
• Latin Versions[See VULGATE, THE, THE]
• Latticethis word is used for a latticed window or simply a network placed before a window or...
• LaverIn the tabernacle, a vessel of brass containing water for the priests to wash their...
• LawThe word is properly used, in Scripture as elsewhere, to express a definite...
• Law of MosesIt will be the object of this article to give a brief analysis of the substance of...
• LawyerThe title "lawyer" is generally supposed to be equivalent to the title "scribe." The...
• Laying on of HandsThis "formed at an early period a part of the ceremony observed on the appointment and...
• Lazarus(whom God helps), another form of the Hebrew name Eleazar. Lazarus of Bethany, the...
• LeadThis is one of the most common of metals, found generally in veins of rocks, though...
• Leaf, LeavesThe word occurs in the Authorized Version either in singular or plural number in three...
• Leah(wearied), the daughter of Laban. (Genesis 29:16) The dullness or weakness of her eyes...
• Leasing(falsehood). This word is retained in the Authorized Version of (Psalms 4:2; 5:6) from...
• LeatherThe notices of leather in the Bible are singularly few; indeed the word occurs but...
• LeavenVarious substances were known to have fermenting qualities; but the ordinary leaven...
• Lebana(white), one of the Nethinim whose descendants returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel....
• Lebanah(white) in (Ezra 2:45)
• Lebanona mountain range in the north of Palestine. The name Lebanon signifies white, and was...
• Lebaoth(lionesses), a town which forms one of the last group of the cities of "the south" in...
• Lebbaeus(a man of heart), one name of Jude, who was one of the twelve apostles.
• Lebonah(frankincense), a place named in (Judges 21:19) only. Lebonah has survived to our...
• Lecah(progress), a name mentioned in the genealogies of Judah, (1 Chronicles 4:21) only, as...
• Leech[HORSE-LEECH]
• Leeks(Heb. chatsir). The leek was a bulbous vegetable resembling the onion. Its botanical...
• Leesthe coarser parts of a liquor, its sediment or dregs. "Wine on the lees" means a...
• Legionthe chief subdivision of the Roman army, containing about 6000 infantry, with a...
• Lehabim(fiery, flaming), occurring only in (Genesis 10:13) the name of a Mizraite people or...
• Lehi(jaw bone), a place in Judah, probably on the confines of the Philistines’ country,...
• Lemuel(dedicated to God), the name of an unknown king to whom his mother addressed the...
• Lentils(Heb. ’adashim), a leguminous plant bearing seeds resembling small beans. The red...
• Leopard(Heb. namer) is invariably given by the Authorized Version as the translation of the...
• Leper, LeprosyThe predominant and characteristic form of leprosy in the Old Testament is a white...
• Leshem(precious stone), another form of Laish, afterward Dan, occurring in (Joshua 19:47)
• Letushim(hammered), the name of the second of the sons of Dedan son of Jokshan. (Genesis 25:3)
• Leummim(peoples), the name of the third of the descendants of Dedan son of Jokshan, (Genesis...
• Levi(joined). The name of the third son of Jacob by his wife Leah. (B.C. about 1753.) The...
• Leviathan(jointed monster) occurs five times in the text of the Authorized Version, and once in...
• Levites(descendants of Levi). Sometimes the name extends to the whole tribe, the priests...
• LeviticusThe third book in the Pentateuch is called Leviticus because it relates principally to...
• Libanus[LEBANON]
• LibertinesThis word, which occurs once only in the New Testament-- (Acts 6:9) --is the Latin...
• Libnah(whiteness). A royal city of the Canaanites which lay in the southwest part of the...
• Libni(white). The eldest son of Gershon the son of Levi, (Exodus 6:17; Numbers 3:18; 1...
• LibyaThis name occurs only in (Acts 2:10) It is applied by the Greek and Roman writers to...
• Lice(Heb. cinnam, cinnim). this word occurs in the Authorized Version only in (Exodus...
• LieutenantsThe Hebrew achash darpan was the official title of the satraps or viceroys who...
• Lign Aloes[ALOES, LIGN ALOES]
• Ligure(Heb. leshem), a precious stone mentioned in (Exodus 28:19; 39:12) as the first in the...
• Likhi(learned), a Manassite, son of Shemidah the son of Manasseh. (1 Chronicles 7:19)
• Lily(Heb. shushan, shoshannah). Although there is little doubt that the Hebrew word...
• Limethe substance obtained form limestone, shells, etc., by heat. It is noticed only three...
• Linencloth made from flax. Several different Hebrew words are rendered linen, which may...
• Lintelthe beam which forms the upper part of the framework of a door.
• Linus(a net), a Christian at Rome, known to St. Paul and to Timothy, (2 Timothy 4:21) who...
• Lion"The most powerful, daring and impressive of all carnivorous animals, the most...
• Lish(lion), the city which was taken by the Danites, and under its new name of Dan became...
• Lizard(that which clings to the ground) (Heb. letaah . (Leviticus 11:30) Lizards of various...
• Lmri(eloquent). A man of Judah, of the great family of Pharez. (1 Chronicles 9:4) (B.C....
• Loammi(not my people), the figurative name given by the prophet Hosea to his second son by...
• LoanThe law strictly forbade any interest to be taken for a loan to any poor person, and...
• Loaves[BREAD]
• LockWhere European locks have not been introduced, the locks of eastern houses are usually...
• Locusta well-known insect, of the grasshopper family, which commits terrible ravages on...
• Lod[LYDDA]
• Lodebar(without pasture), a place named with Mahanaim, Rogelim and other transjordanic towns,...
• Lodge, toThis word, with one exception only, has, at least in the narrative portions of the...
• Log[WEIGHTS AND MEASURES AND MEASURES]
• Lois(agreeable), the grandmother of Timothy, and doubtless the mother of his mother,...
• Lookingglasses[MIRRORS]
• Lord[GOD]
• Lords Day, the(Kuriake Hemera), (Revelation 1:10) (only), the weekly festival of our Lord’s...
• Lords Prayerthe prayer which Jesus taught his disciples. (Matthew 6:9-13; Luke 11:2-4) "In this...
• Lords SupperThe words which thus describe the great central act of the worship of the Christian...
• Loruhamah(the uncompassionated), the name of the daughter of Hosea the prophet, given to denote...
• Lot(literally a pebble). The custom of deciding doubtful questions by lot is one of great...
• Lot(veil or covering), the son of Haran, and therefore the nephew of Abraham. (Genesis...
• Lotan(covering), the eldest son of Seir the Horite. (Genesis 36:20,22,29; 1 Chronicles 1:38,39)
• Lots, Feats of[PURIM]
• Love Feasts(Agape), (2 Peter 2:13; Jude 1:12) an entertainment in which the poorer members of the...
• Lubim(dwellers in a thirsty land),a nation mentioned as contributing, together with...
• Lucas(Philemon 1:24) [LUKE]
• Lucifer(light-bearer), found in (Isaiah 14:12) coupled with the epithet "son of the morning,"...
• LuciusA kinsman or fellow tribesman of St. Paul, (Romans 16:21) by whom he is said by...
• Lud(strife) the fourth name in the list of the children of Shem, (Genesis 10:22) comp....
• Ludim(strife), (Genesis 10:13; 1 Chronicles 1:11) a Mizraite people or tribe descended from...
• Luhith(made of tables or boards), The ascent of, a place in Moab, occurs only in (Isaiah...
• Luke(light-giving), or Lu’cas, is an abbreviated form of Lucanus. It is not to be...
• Luke, Gospel ofThe third Gospel is ascribed, by the general consent of ancient Christendom, to "the...
• Lunatics(from the Latin Luna , the moon, because insane persons, especially those who had...
• Luz(almond tree). It seems impossible to discover with precision whether Luz and Bethel...
• Lycaonia(land of Lycanon, or wolf land), a district of Asia Minor. From what is said in (Acts...
• Lycia(land of Lycus) is the name of that southwestern region of the peninsula of Asia Minor...
• Lydda(strife), the Greek form of the name, (Acts 9:32,35,38) which appears in the Hebrew...
• Lydiathe first European convert of St. Paul, and afterward his hostess during his first...
• Lydia(land of Lydus), a maritime province in the west of Asia Minor bounded by Mysia on the...
• Lysanias(that drives away sorrow), mentioned by St. Luke in one of his chronological passages,...
• Lysias(dissolving), a nobleman of the blood-royal, 1Macc 3:32; 2Macc 11:1, who was entrusted...
• Lysias Claudiusa chief captain of the band, that is, tribune of the Roman cohort who rescued St. Paul...
• Lysimachus"a son of Ptolemaeus of Jerusalem," the Greek translator of the book of Esther. Comp....
• LystraThis place has two points of interest in connection respectively with St. Paul’s first...