Meanings
proper noun
- An ancient Canaanite and Israelite city in the Shephelah region of Israel, now an archeological site and national park.
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.
2022 November 9, Ian Sample, “Oldest known sentence written in first alphabet discovered – on a head-lice comb”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 26 Aug 2024
Origin
- Hebrewלָכִישׁ
- EnglishLachish
From Hebrew לָכִישׁ (lāḵīš).
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APA
Lachish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lachish
MLA
“Lachish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lachish. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lachish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lachish.
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