Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lachish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: lachish
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An ancient Canaanite and Israelite city in the Shephelah region of Israel, now an archeological site and national park.

Example Sentences

"Unearthed in Lachish, a Canaanite city state in the second millennium BCE and the second most important city in the kingdom of Judah, the comb suggests that humans have endured lice for thousands of years and that even the wealthiest were not spared the grim infestations."

Etymology

From Hebrew לָכִישׁ (lāḵīš).

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: לָכִישׁ

Questions

What does lachish mean?: An ancient Canaanite and Israelite city in the Shephelah region of Israel, now an archeological site and national park.
Where does lachish come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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