לָכִישׁ (la.khish) means “Lachish” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: law-keesh' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
לָכִישׁ · la.khish · Lachish
§ Lachish = "invincible" a city lying south of Jerusalem on the borders of Simeon and which belonged to the Amorites until conquered by Joshua and allotted to Judah
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from an unused root of uncertain meaning; Lakish, a place in Palestine
KJV glosses: Lachish.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| lachish | 11 |
| to lachish | 6 |
| of lachish | 3 |
| from lachish | 2 |
| at lachish | 1 |
| in lachish | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| of lachish | 5 |
| to lachish | 5 |
| from lachish | 4 |
| lachish | 3 |
| against lachish | 2 |
| and from lachish | 1 |
| and lachish | 1 |
| at lachish | 1 |
| him to lachish | 1 |
| with him unto lachish | 1 |
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Therefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying,
Read word by wordSo the five kings of the Amorites—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon—joined forces and advanced with all their armies. They camped before Gibeon and made war against it.
Read word by wordSo they brought the five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon.
Read word by wordAnd Joshua and all Israel with him moved on from Libnah to Lachish. They laid siege to it and fought against it.
Read word by wordAnd the LORD delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, and Joshua captured it on the second day. He put all the people to the sword, just as he had done to Libnah.
Read word by wordAt that time Horam king of Gezer went to help Lachish, but Joshua struck him down along with his people, leaving no survivors.
Read word by wordSo Joshua moved on from Lachish to Eglon, and all Israel with him. They laid siege to it and fought against it.
Read word by wordThat day they captured Eglon and put it to the sword, and Joshua devoted to destruction everyone in the city, just as he had done to Lachish.
Read word by wordthe king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;
Read word by wordLachish, Bozkath, Eglon,
Read word by wordAnd conspirators plotted against Amaziah in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But men were sent after him to Lachish, and they killed him there.
Read word by wordSo Hezekiah king of Judah sent word to the king of Assyria at Lachish, saying, “I have done wrong; withdraw from me, and I will pay whatever you demand from me.” And the king of Assyria exacted from Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.
Read word by wordNevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced up to Jerusalem and stationed themselves by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.
Read word by wordWhen the Rabshakeh heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish, he withdrew and found the king fighting against Libnah.
Read word by wordAdoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
Read word by wordFrom the time that Amaziah turned from following the LORD, a conspiracy was formed against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But men were sent after him to Lachish, and they killed him there.
Read word by wordLater, as Sennacherib king of Assyria and all his forces besieged Lachish, he sent his servants to Jerusalem with a message for King Hezekiah of Judah and all the people of Judah who were in Jerusalem:
Read word by wordZanoah, Adullam, and their villages; in Lachish and its fields; and in Azekah and its villages. So they settled from Beersheba all the way to the Valley of Hinnom.
Read word by wordAnd the king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh, with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. And he stopped by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.
Read word by wordWhen the Rabshakeh heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish, he withdrew and found the king fighting against Libnah.
Read word by wordas the army of the king of Babylon was fighting against Jerusalem and the remaining cities of Judah—against Lachish and Azekah. For these were the only fortified cities remaining in Judah.
Read word by wordHarness your chariot horses, O dweller of Lachish. You were the beginning of sin to the Daughter of Zion, for the transgressions of Israel were found in you.
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