International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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Lehi

le'-hi.See RAMATH-LEHI.

110

Lemuel

lem'-u-el (lemu'el, or lemo'-el): A king whose words, an "oracle (taught him by his mother)," are given inPr 31:1-9; and possibly the succeeding acrostic poem (31:10-31) is from...

111

Lend, Loan

lon: The translation of 7 Hebrew and 2 Greek vbs.:1. Lexical Usages:In the Old Testament: lawah, "to join," "cause to join," "lend" (Ex 22:25;De 28:12,44;Ps 37:26;Pr 19:17); nas...

112

Lentils

len'-tilz ('adhashim; phakos;Ge 25:34;2Sa 17:28;23:11;Eze 4:9; the King James Version Lentiles): These are undoubtedly identical with the Arabic `adas, a small, reddish bean, th...

113

Leopard

lep'-erd ((1) namer (So 4:8;Isa 11:6;Jer 5:6;13:23;Ho 13:7;Hab 1:8); compare Arabic nimr, "leopard." (2) Chaldaic nemar (Da 7:6). (3) pardalis (Re 13:2; Ecclesiasticus 28:23); c...

114

Leper; Leprosy

lep'-er, lep'-ro-si (tsara`ath; lepra): A slowly progressing and intractable disease characterized by subcutaneous nodules (Hebrew se'eth; Septuagint oule; the King James Versio...

115

Leshem

le'-shem.SeeLAISH.

116

Lessau

les'-o (Lessaou; the King James Version Dessau): A place mentioned only in 2 Macc 14:16 as the scene of a battle between Nicanor and the Jews. "Dessau" of the King James Version...

117

Let

(katecho): Usually in the sense of "permit" (Anglo-Saxon, leetan), but also in Old English with meaning of "hinder" (Anglo-Saxon, lettan). This latter sense is found in2Th 2:7th...

118

Lethech

le'-thek (lethekh): A liquid measure equivalent to half a homer (Ho 3:2margin) and containing about 5 1/2 bushels.SeeWEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

119

Letter

let'-er.SeeEPISTLE.

120

Letters

let'-erz.SeeALPHABET;WRITING.

121

Letushim

le-too'-shim, le-tu'-shim (leTushim): A Dedanite tribe in North Arabia (Ge 25:3). With it are connected the ASSHURIM andLEUMMIM(which see).

122

Leummim

le-um'-im (le'ummim): A Dedanite tribe of North Arabia, connected with theLETUSHIM(which see).

123

Levi (1)

le'-vi (Lewi; Leui; Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek Leuei):(1) The 3rd son of Jacob by Leah. See separate article.(2) (3) Two ancestors of Jesus in Luke's genealog...

124

Levi (2)

(Lewi; Leuei): The third of Leah's sons born to Jacob in Paddan-aram (Ge 29:34). In this passage the name is connected with the verb lawah, "to adhere," or "be joined to," Leah ...

125

Leviathan

le-vi'-a-than (liwyathan (Job 41:1-34), from [~lawah, "to fold"; compare Arabic name of the wry neck, Iynx torquilla, abu-luwa, from kindred lawa, "to bend"):(1) The word "levia...

126

Levirate; Law

lev'-i-rat.SeeMARRIAGE.

127

Levis

le'-vis (Leuis): 1 Esdras 9:14, properly the Levite ofEzr 10:15; "Shabbethai the Levite" for "Levis and Sabbateus."

128

Levites

le'-vits.SeePRIESTS AND LEVITES.

129

Levitical Cities

le-vit'-i-kalI. LEGAL PROVISIONS1. Numbers2. DeuteronomyII. WELLHAUSEN'S VIEWIII. ALTERNATIVE VIEW AND EVIDENCE1. Traces of the Cities2. Wellhausen's Arguments Answered3. Van Ho...

130

Leviticus

le-vit'-i-kus:I. GENERAL DATA1. Name2. Character of Book3. Unity of Book: Law of Holiness Examination of Critical TheoryII. STRUCTURE1. Modern Analyses(1) Theories of Disintegra...

131

Levy

lev'-i.SeeWAR.

132

Lewd; Lewdness

lud, lud'-nes (zimmah, mezimmah, nabhluth; poneros, rhadiourgema):1. In the Old Testament:There are three Hebrew words translated "lewd," "lewdness":(1) Zimmah, meaning a "plan,...

133

Libanus

lib'-a-nus.SeeLEBANON.

134

Libation

li-ba'-shun.SeeSACRIFICE.

135

Liberal; Liberality; Liberally

lib'-er-al, lib-er-al'-i-ti, lib'-er-al-i: The different forms of the word all refer to one who is generous, bountiful, willing and ready to give and to help. Both the Hebrew wo...