LESHEM le'-shem. See LAISH. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'LESHEM'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

LEOPARD lep'-erd ((1) namer (Song of Solomon 4:8; Isaiah 11:6; Jeremiah 5:6; 13:23; Hosea 13:7; Habakkuk 1:8); compare Arabic nimr, "leopard." (2) Chaldaic nemar (Daniel 7:6). (3) pardalis (Revelation 13:2; Ecclesiasticus 28:23); compare nimrim Nimrim (Isaiah 15:6; Jeremiah 48:34), nimrah, Nimrah (Numbers 32:3), and beth-nimrah, Beth-nimrah (Number

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 Version "rising"), scabs or cuticular crusts (Hebrew cappachath; Septuagint semasia) and white shining spots appearing to be deeper than the skin (Hebrew bahereth;

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" (Exodus 22:25; Deuteronomy 28:12,44; Psalms 37:26; Proverbs 19:17); nashah, "to bite," "lend" (Deuteronomy 24:11; Jeremiah 15:10); nashah (same root as last, though different verb stem, Hiphil), "to ca

LEMUEL lem'-u-el (lemu'el, or lemo'-el): A king whose words, an "oracle (taught him by his mother)," are given in Proverbs 31:1-9; and possibly the succeeding acrostic poem (31:10-31) is from the same source. Instead of translating the word after this name as "oracle" some propose to leave it as a proper name, translating "king of Massa," and refe

LEHI le'-hi. See RAMATH-LEHI. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'LEHI'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

LEHABIM le-ha'-bim (lehdbhim): Named in Genesis 10:13; 1 Chronicles 1:11 as descendants of Mizraim. They are probably to be identified with the LUBIM (which see), and the one word may be a corruption of the other. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'LEHABIM'

LEGISLATION, OF SANCTITY lej-is-la'-shun. See ASTRONOMY, sec. I, 5. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'LEGISLATION, OF SANCTITY'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

LEGION le'-jun. See ARMY; ARMY, ROMAN. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'LEGION'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

LEG (1) shoq, Aramaic shoq; (2) kara`, dual kera`ayim; (3) reghel; skelos; the King James Version translates also shobhel, and tse`adhah, with "leg," but mistakenly): (1) The first Hebrew word (shoq) denotes the upper leg, and is therefore synonymous with THIGH (which see). It expresses metaphorically the muscular strength, and the pride of the

LEFT left (sama'l, "to go to the left," "to turn to the left," semo'l, "the left hand," sema'li, "belonging to the left," "situated on the left"; aristeros, and euphemistically euonumos, literally, "having a good name," "of good omen"): The words are chiefly used in orientation with or without the addition of the word "hand." So Abraham says to Lo

LEES lez. See WINE. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'LEES'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

LEEKS leks (chatsir; ta prasa): This word, elsewhere translated "grass," is in Numbers 11:5 rendered "leeks" in all the ancient VSS, on account of its association with garlic and onions; such a use of the word occurs in the Talmud The leek (Allium porrum) is much grown today in Palestine, while in ancient Egypt this vegetable was renowned. Copyrig

LEDGE lej (shalabh): The word in the sense of side-projection is used in 1 Kings 7:28,29 in connection with the bases of Solomon's Molten Sea (see SEA, THE MOLTEN); in 7:35,36, where the King James Version uses the same word, the Revised Version (British and American) has "stay" (yadh, literally, "hand"). The Revised Version (British and American)

LECAH le'-ka (lekhah): A descendant of Judah (1 Chronicles 4:21). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'LECAH'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

LEBONAH le-bo'-na (lebhonah): A place on the great north road between Shiloh and Shechem (Judges 21:19). It is represented by the modern Khan el-Lubban, about 3 miles West-Northwest of Seilun ("Shiloh"), on the way to Nablus. It is a wretched village lying on the slope of a hill, with many rock tombs in the vicinity. Copyright Statement These file

LEBBAEUS le-be'-us (Lebbaios): Mentioned in Matthew 10:3 the King James Version as "Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus" (the Revised Version (British and American) omits); one of the twelve apostles. See THADDAEUS. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'LEB

LEBAOTH le-ba'-oth, -oth (lebha'oth): An unidentified city in the South of the territory of Judah (Joshua 15:32). It is the same as Bethlebaoth of Joshua 19:6, which, by a clerical error appears in 1 Chronicles 4:31 as "Beth-biri." Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "E

LEBANA le-ba'-na, leb'-a-na (lebhana'), or family of returning exiles (Ezra 2:45; Nehemiah 7:48; compare 1 Esdras 5:29). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'LEBANA'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

LEBANON leb'-a-non (lebanon; Septuagint Libanos; Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) Libanus): 1. Name: Derived from the root labhen, "to be white," probably from the snow which covers its summits the greater part of the year. "White mountains" are found in almost every country. The light color of the upper limestone may, however, form a