◄ 3962. Lesha ►
Strong's Lexicon Lesha: Lesha Original Word: לֶשַׁע Part of Speech: Proper Name Location Transliteration: Lesha` Pronunciation: LEH-shah Phonetic Spelling: (leh'-shah) Definition: Lesha Meaning: Lesha Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to break through or to burst forth. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for Lesha, as it is a specific Hebrew place name without a New Testament counterpart. Usage: Lesha is a place name mentioned in the Bible, specifically in the context of the boundaries of the descendants of Shem. It is noted as a geographical location, though its exact location is not definitively known today. Cultural and Historical Background: Lesha is mentioned in the Table of Nations in Genesis 10, which outlines the descendants of Noah's sons and the regions they inhabited. This chapter is significant for understanding the post-flood distribution of peoples and the early formation of nations. Lesha, as part of this list, represents one of the many ancient locations that contributed to the ethnographic and geographic landscape of the ancient Near East. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin of uncertain derivation Definition a place on the boundary of Canaan NASB Translation Lasha (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs [לֶ֫שַׁע] proper name, of a location near Sodom and Gomorrah, only לָ֑שַׁעGenesis 10:19; ᵐ5 D Δασα; E ᵐ5L Λασα; site unknown; = Kallirrho-, with hot-springs, JeromeQuaest in Gen, (10.19), compare BuhlGeogr 123 and references Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Lasha From an unused root thought to mean to break through; a boiling spring; Lesha, a place probably East of the Jordan -- Lasha. Forms and Transliterations לָֽשַׁע׃ לשע׃ lā·ša‘ lāša‘ Lasha Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Genesis 10:19 HEB: וּצְבֹיִ֖ם עַד־ לָֽשַׁע׃ NAS: and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha. KJV: and Zeboim, even unto Lasha. INT: and Zeboiim far Lasha 1 Occurrence Strong's Hebrew 3962 1 Occurrence lā·ša‘ — 1 Occ.