Etymograph

English

Lachish

Lachish comes from Hebrew לָכִישׁ.

  1. Hebrew1880s–presentלָכִישׁlāḵīš
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2022Lachish

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Hebrew1880s–presentלָכִישׁlāḵīš
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2022Lachish

Earliest quotation: 2022, Ian Sample, Oldest known sentence written in first alphabet discovered –: “Unearthed in Lachish, a Canaanite city state in the…”

Every English word from Hebrew לָכִישׁ

Today it means

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

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Etymograph / Hebrew לָכִישׁ / Lachish

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