Lexical Definition

‎לָכִישׁ‎ Lâkîysh (law-keesh') Lachish ^N:N--L
from an unused root of uncertain meaning

Lachish.

• § Lachish = "invincible"
• Lakish, a place in Palestine

1) 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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‎לָכִישׁ‎ proper name, of a location — so Josh 10:3 +; with ‎ה‎ locative ‎לֶכִ֫ישָׁה‎ Josh 10:31 + 5 t.; — Canaanitish (Amorite) city, with king, Josh 10:3; Josh 10:5; Josh 10:23 (all J E), vJosh 10:31; Josh 12:11 (both D); (= Tel el-Amarna Lakiša, Lakisi Wkl^{TA Tablets, Nos. 217, 218, 180, 181}); captured by Josh 10:32; Josh 10:33; Josh 10:34; Josh 10:35 (all D); reckoned to Judah Mic 1:13; Jer 34:7; Josh 15:39 (P), compare 2Kgs 14:19 (twice in verse) = 2Chr 25:27 (twice in verse), 2Chr 11:9; Neh 11:30 base of Assyrian operations 2Kgs 18:14, compare 2Chr 32:9, also 2Kgs 18:17; 2Kgs 19:8 = Isa 36:2; Isa 37:8 ( = Assyrian Lakisi Schr^COT 2Kgs 18:13); probably = modern Tell el-Hesy, approximately 33 miles southwest from Jerusalem FJB^{Mound of Many Cities, 1893} Buhl^{Geogr. § 103} GASm^{Geogr. 234}; > Umm el-Lâkis vd Velde^{Mem. 320} Guérin^{Judeé; ii. 299 ff.}; Um Lâkis opposed to by Rob^{BR ii. 47.} — ᵐ5 Λαχεις. ‎לָכֵן‎ see ‎כֵּן‎. ‎לֻלָאוֺת‎ see [ ‎לוּלַי‎] below ‎לולו‎.

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Lachish • A fortified city in Judah

Lachish, a fortified city in Judah, captured by Joshua and later by the Assyrians (Joshua 10; 2 Kings 18:14, 19:8).

• A location first mentioned at Jos.10.3;
• only referred to as Lachish לָכִישׁ.
  

Lachish was a significant fortified city located in the Shephelah region of Judah (Joshua 15:39). It was one of the Amorite cities that formed an alliance against Joshua and the Israelites, but it was captured and its king was defeated (Joshua 10; 12:11). Later, Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, fortified Lachish as part of his defense strategy (2 Chronicles 11:9). During the reign of King Amaziah, Lachish served as a refuge for the king when he fled from a conspiracy in Jerusalem (2 Kings 14:19; 2 Chronicles 25:27). In the time of King Hezekiah, the Assyrian king Sennacherib captured Lachish and used it as a base to send his officials to threaten Jerusalem (2 Kings 18:14, 17; 19:8; 2 Chronicles 32:9; Isaiah 36:2; 37:8). The city was one of the last fortified cities in Judah to fall to the Babylonians during the reign of Zedekiah (Jeremiah 34:7). After the Babylonian exile, Lachish was resettled by the people of Judah (Nehemiah 11:30). The prophet Micah also mentioned Lachish, urging the city to give parting gifts to Moresheth-gath (Micah 1:13).

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