Layish לַ֫יִשׁ
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| לַ֫יִשׁ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | layish |
| Strong's number | H3918 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | lion |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Job (1) |
Layish (Hebrew לַ֫יִשׁ, Strong's H3918) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “lion”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
lion
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | lion (3) |
|---|---|
| BSB | lion (2), old lion (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Layish, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Job
- Job 4:11The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion’s whelps are scattered abroad.The old lion perishes for lack of prey, and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 30:30A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;a lion, mighty among beasts, refusing to retreat before anything;
Isaiah
- Isaiah 30:6The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit them.This is the burden against the beasts of the Negev: Through a land of hardship and distress, of lioness and lion, of viper and flying serpent, they carry their wealth on the backs of donkeys and their treasures on the humps of camels, to a people of no profit to them.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).