Lexical Definition

‎לַחְמָס‎ Lachmâç (lakh-maws') Lahmam ^N:N--L
probably by erroneous transcription for לַחְמָם Lachmâm (lakh-mawm'); from ‎לֶחֶם‎; food-like

Lahmam.

• § Lahmam = "provisions"
• Lachmam or Lachmas, a place in Palestine

1) a town in the lowland of Judah

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎לַחְמָס‎ proper name, of a location in Judah (2Sam 3:2 Manuscripts ‎לחמם‎); — Josh 15:40 ᵐ5 Μαχες, A ᵐ5^L Λαμ(μ)ας; perhaps = El-laµm, approximately 13 miles west-northwest from Hebron, Kn^{on the passage} PEF^{Mem.iii. 261} Buhl^{Geogr. 192}.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

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Lahmam • A city in the lowlands of Judah

Lahmam, a city in the lowlands of Judah (Joshua 15:40).

• A location only mentioned at Jos.15.40;
• only referred to as Lahmam לַחְמָס.
  

Lahmam is mentioned in Joshua 15:40 as one of the cities in the lowlands (Shephelah) of Judah, along with Cabbon, Kithlish, and Eglon.

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