Lehi

L1E1H4I1
/ˈliːhaɪ/

proper noun

A place in Biblical Judah, mentioned in Judges 15:9.

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Meanings

Lehi1

proper noun
  1. A place in Biblical Judah, mentioned in Judges 15:9.
  2. MormonismA prophet in the Book of Mormon, the father of Laman, Lemuel, Nephi, Sam, Jacob, and Joseph.
  3. A city in Utah.

Lehi2

proper noun
  1. historicalA Jewish paramilitary organization in the British Mandate of Palestine (1940–48), affiliated with the Revisionist Zionist movement.

Origin

Lehi · proper noun

From Biblical Hebrew לחי (lékhi or lekhí).

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Lehi · proper noun

The group is from Hebrew לח״י, an acronym for לוחמי חרות ישראל (Lohamei Herut Yisrael), Fighters for the Freedom of Israel.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Lehi

knee-high
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Sounds the same

Lehigh

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Lehi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lehi

MLA

“Lehi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lehi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lehi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lehi.

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