133 names
,לערהLAADAH, Son of Shelah, 1 Chron. iv. 21. For Ornament, or for to pass; from the Preposition לl, for, and the Word עדהbadah, Ornament, or Passage: otherwise, for Witnessing, or for Spoiling; from the same Preposition, and the Word עודbud, to witness, &c.
LAADAN, Son of Taban, 1 Chron. iv. 26. For Pleasure; from the Preposition l, for, and badan, Pleasure: or for Ornament, or for witness; see above: otherwise, he that devours Judgment; from luah, to devour, and dun, Judgment: or, according to the Syriak, according to Time.
LABAN, Brother to Rebekah, Gen. xxiv. 29. White: otherwise, a Brick. Also a Place.
LABOROSOARCHOD, a King of Babylon.
LACEDEMON, a City. See Sparta.
LACEDEMONIANS, a People, 2 Macc. v. 9. The Lake of Demons; a Greek Word, compounded of λακκος, a Lake, and δαίμονες, Demons, or bad Genius’s: otherwise, happy.
LACHISH, a City, Josh. x. 3. She walks, she goes; from jalac, and jesh, to be: otherwise, who exists of himself; from the Pronoun c, and the Preposition l, and the Word jesh, to be, to exist.
LACUS, See Lake.
LAEL, Father of Eliasaph, Numb. iii. 24. To God himself, or to the Strong and mighty; from the Preposition l, to, and el, God: or the Strong.
LAHAD, Son of Johath, 1 Chron. iv. 2. Who praises and gives Commendations; from jadah, to praise.
LAHMI, Brother of Goliath, 1 Chron. xx. 5. or Bethlehemite. My Bread, or my War; the same as Lekem, and the Pronoun i, my.
λαμμάς, LAHMAS, or Labmam, a City, Josh. xv. 40. Their Bread, or their War. See Lehem, and the Pronoun am, theirs.
LAISH, a City, Judg. xviii. 27. ‘Tis thought to be the same as Dan and Leshem, Josh. xix. 47. Lion. Also the Father of Phalti, 1 Sam. xxv. 44.
LAISH, or Laisa, a City, Isai. x. 30. Lionness.
LAKE.
LAKUM, a City, Josh. xix. 33. To confirm, or to raise up; from the Preposition l, to, and cum, to raise, or confirm.
LAMB.
LAMECH, Son of Methusael, Gen. iv. 18. Poor, made low; from macac: or who is struck; from naca.
LAMIÆ.
LAMMA, Psal. xxi. 7. Mat. xxvii. 46. Wherefore; from the Preposition l, for; and the Pronoun mah, why.
LAMNATZEACH, to him that presides; from natzach, to preside, to have the oversight of any thing.
LAND.
LANGUAGES.
Λαοδικεία, LAODICEA, a City, Coloss. iv. 13. A Greek Word, signifying just People; compounded of λαός, People, and δίκαιος, just.
LAPIDOTH, the Husband of Deborah the Prophetess, Judg. iv. 4. Enlightned, or Lamps; from lephad.
LASHA, a City, Gen. x. 19. In the Vulgate, Lesa. For Crying; from the Preposition l, for, and shuab, to cry: otherwise, to save; from jashab: otherwise, to anoint.
Λασθένης, LASTHENES, Father of Demetrius, 1 Macc. xi. 32. The Force of the Stone; from λαᾶς, or λίθος, a Stone, and σθένος, Strength.
LAVER.
LAWS.
Λάζαρος, LAZARUS, Brother of Mary of Bethany, John xi. 1. Assistance of God; from bazar, help, and el, God: Probably the same as Eleazar.
λεία, LEAH, Laban’s eldest Daughter, Gen. xxix. 16. Weary, tired.
λεβανὼ or βαλανά, LEBANAH, one of the Chief of the Nethinims, Ezr. ii. 45. White, Whiteness.
LEBANON, see Libanus.
λεβαώθ, LEBAOTH, a City, Josh. xv. 32: Lions: otherwise, the Sign of the Heart; from lebab, the Heart, and oth, a Sign.
Λεββαῖος, LEBBÆUS, an Apostle of Jesus Christ, surnamed Thaddæus, Matth. x. 3. A Man of a Heart; from leb, or lebab, the Heart.
LEBNAH, a City, Josh. xv. 42. Moon, Whiteness, Brick, or Incense: ‘tis thought to be the same as Libnah, and Lebonah.
LEBONAH, a Town, Judg. xxi. 19. White.
λαχά, LECAH, Son of Er; 1 Chron. iv. 21. Who walks out, or goes away; from jalac.
LECHI, the Name of a Place, Judg. xv. 9. Jaw-bone.
LEEK, an Herb.
LEES.
LEGIO, a Town. Euseb. Jerom.
LEGION, a Troop, or Multitude.
LEHABIM, Son of Mizraim, Gen. x. 13. Flames, or which are inflamed: otherwise, the Points of a Sword; from lehab.
LEHEM, the Name of a Place, 1 Chron. iv. 22. Bread; from lechem: otherwise, War, Fighting; from the Word milkamah, Battle.
LEMUEL, a Surname, or Epithet given to the Author of the Proverbs, Prov. xxi. 1. God with them, or with him; from the Preposition l, with, the Pronoun am, them, and the Word el, God.
LENT.
,משםLESHEM, a City, the same, as is thought, with Laish and Dan, Josh. xix. 47. Name, or he that puts; from שםshem, a Name: otherwise, a precious Stone; from לשםleshem. ,לתךLETECH, a Measure, Hos. iii. 2.
,לטושיםλατταθεῖμ, LETUSHIM, Son of Dedan, Gen. xxv. 3. Who work with the Hammer, or who polish, or are polished; from לטש latash.
,לויLEVI, the third Son of Jacob, Gen. xxix. 34. Who is ty’d and associated.
,לויתןδράκων, LEVIATHAN, a Sea-monster, a Crocodile, Job xl. 20. Literally, a great Fish fastned; perhaps because of its Scales, which are very hard, and almost impenetrable. From the Hebrew Word תןthan, a great Fish, and לוי levi, fixt, or fastned.
LEVIRATE.
,לויλευίτης, LEVITE, of the Posterity of Levi, and appointed to serve at the Altar, Judg. xvii. 9. Who is fastned, or joyn’d. See Levi before.
,לאמיםλααμιείμ, LEUMMIM, Son of Dedan, Gen. xxv. 3. In the Vulgate, Loomim. Gentiles; from the Word לאםleum, People, Nation: otherwise, without Water; from the Adverb לאlo, without, and מיםmajim, Waters.
,לבנוןλίβανος, LIBANUS, a Mountain, Deut. i. 1. In Hebrew, Lebanon. White; from לבןlaban: otherwise, Incense; from ,לבנהlibnah.
Λιβέρτινοι, LIBERTINUS, a Latin Word, signifying a Freed-man; Acts vi. 9.
,לביםλίβυες, LIBIA, a Province; in Hebrew, Lubim, Dan. xi. 43. The Heart of the Sea; from לבבlebab, the Heart, and יםjam, the Sea: otherwise, a Nation that has a Heart; from the same Word lebab: otherwise, Hearts, in the Plural Number; from the Word לבים lebim, Hearts.
,לבנהλεβανά, LIBNAH, the seventeenth Encampment of the Israelites, Numb. xxxiii. 20. White, Whiteness.
,לבנתLIBNATH, a City, Josh. xix. 26. White, or Whiteness.
,לבניλόβενι, LIBNI, Son of Gershom, Exod. vi. 17. White; Numb. iii. 18.
LIBRA, a Weight.
LICE.
LIFE. LIFTING up.
LIGURIUS, a Gem.
,לקחיλοχεί, LIKHI, Son of Shemidah, 1 Chron. vii. 19. Law, Doctrine; from the Word לקחlacac: otherwise, taking away; from the same Word, and the Pronoun יi, my. ,ליליתLILITH, Isai. xxxiv. 14. The Night. Lamia, Jerom. ,שושןLILLY; in Hebrew, Shoshan, six.
LIMIT. ,כךLINUM, Heb. bad.
Λίνος, LINUS, a Friend of St. Paul’s, 2 Tim. iv. 21. A Greek Word, that signifies Nets.
LION.
LIP.
Λιθόστρωτος, LITHOSTROTOS, the Place of Pilate’s Tribunal, John xix. 13. Paved with Stones; from two Greek Words, λίθος, Stone, and στρωτός, paved. Λειτουργία, LITURGY, Service, Ministry.
LIVIAS, a City. Euseb.
LIZARD, an Animal.
LOAMIM, see Leummim before.
,לודLOD, a City, 1 Chron. viii. 12. In the Vulgate, Lud. Birth, Generation; from the Word ילדjalad.
,לודברLODEBAR, a Village, 2 Sam. ix. 4. To him the Word; from דברdabar, the Word, and the Pronoun וo, him, and the Preposition לl, to: or the Loss, and the Word; also from the same Word דברdeber.
LOG, a Measure.
Λωίς, LOIS, Timothy’s Grandmother, 2 Tim. i. 5. Better; from the Greek Word λωίων, better.
LONGIMANUS.
LONGINUS, a Man’s Name.
LORD.
,לוטLOT, Son of Haran, Gen. xi. 27. Wrapt up, hidden, cover’d: otherwise, Myrrh, Rosin.
,לוטןLOTAN, Son of Seir, Gen. xxxvi. 20. From the same.
LOTTS.
,לוחיתLUBITH, or Luith, the Name of a Place, Isai. xv. 5. Table, Area, Floor; from לוח luac: otherwise, Verdure; from לחחlacac.
LUCIFER, the Morning-star.
Λούκιος, LUCIUS, a Prophet of the City of Cyrene, Acts xiii. 1. Light; from the Latin Word lux.
,לודλούδ, LUD, Son of Shem, Gen. x. 22. Birth, Generation; from ילדjalad.
,לודיםλουδιείμ, LUDIM, Son of Mizraim, Gen. x. 13. Births; from the same Word ילדjalad.
LUDO, to play.
Λουκᾶς, LUKE, one of the four Evangelists, Coloss. iv. 14. A Word derived from the Latin, signifying luminous.
LUST.
,לוזהLUZ, a City, Josh. xvi. 2. Separation, Departure; from לוזluz. The same is call’d Bethel, Gen. xxviii. 19.
LYBIA, see Libia.
Λυκαονία, LYCAONIA, a Province, Acts xiv. 11. She-Wolf; from the Greek Word λυκαινίς.
Λυκία, LYCIA, a Province, 1 Macc. xv. 23. Belonging to a Wolf.
Λύδδη, LYDDA, or Lyda, a City, 1 Macc. xi. 34. See Ludim.
Λυδία, LYDIA, a Woman of Lydia, Acts xvi. 14. See Lud, or Lod. ,לודיםλύδοι, LYDIANS, Lydii, Jerem. xlvi. 9. See Ludim.
Λυσανίας, LYSANIAS, a Roman Governour, Luke iii. 1. That destroys, or drives away Sorrow; from the Greek Word λύσις, Solution, and ἀνία, Sorrow.
Λυσίας, LYSIAS, a Prince, 1 Macc. iii. 32. That dissolves, or scatters; from λύσις.
Λυσίμαχος, LYSIMACHUS, Brother of Menelaus, 2 Macc. iv. 19. Who disperses an Army, and puts it to flight; from λυσις, Dispersion, and μάχη, Battle.
Λύστρα, LYSTRA, a City, Acts xiv. 6. That dissolves, or disperses; from λύσις.
M. ,מעכהMAACHAH, Son of Nabor and Reumah, Gen. xxii. 24. To squeeze; from מעךmabac.