List of biblical names starting with L
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See Bible Study Tools Library letter L or Christian Classics Ethereal Library letter L or Smith's Bible Dictionary letter L or Easton's Bible Dictionary letter L for additional definitions and Biblical sources. Most of the men's and women's biblical names can be found in Herbert Lockyer's books with a biblical source where in the bible they can be found.[1] Many also have a short study on the name.[1] Most of the Biblical name definitions for places, cities, countries, angels, gods, mountains and Hebrew names can be found in Nancy M. Tischler's two volume encyclopedia All things in the Bible, an encyclopedia of the biblical world with a short study on each of them.[2]
- Laadah, to assemble together; to testify; passing over[3]
- Laadan, for pleasure; devouring; judgment[3]
- Laban, white; shining; gentle; brittle[3]
- Labana, the moon; whiteness; frankincense[3]
- Lachish, who walks, or exists, of himself[3]
- Lael, to God; to the mighty[3]
- Lahad, praising; to confess[3]
- Lahairoi, who liveth and seeth me[3]
- Lahmam, their bread; their war[3]
- Lahmi, my bread; my war[3]
- Laish, a lion[3]
- Lakum, fortification[4]
- Lamech, poor; made low[3]
- Laodicea, just people[3]
- Lapidoth, enlightened; lamps[3]
- Lasea, thick; wise[3]
- Lasha, fissure[5][6]
- Lashah, to call; to anoint[3]
- Lazarus, assistance of God[3]
- Leah, weary; tired[3]
- Lebanon, white, incense[3]
- Lebaoth, lividness[3]
- Lebbeus, a man of heart; praising; confessing[3]
- Lebonah, same as Labana[3]
- Lecah, progress[7]
- Lehabim, flames; inflamed; swords[3]
- Lekah, walking; going[3]
- Lemuel, God with them, or him[3]
- Leor, to me light, light me up[3]
- Leshem, a name; putting; a precious stone[3]
- Letushim, hammermen; filemen[3]
- Leummim, countries; without water[3]
- Levi, associated with him[8] joined, to adhere,[9] adhesion[10]
- Libnah, white; whiteness[3]
- Libni, same as Libnah[3]
- Likhi, learned[11]
- Lilith, demoness of the night[3]
- Libya, the heart of the sea; fat[3]
- Linus, net[3]
- Lior, same as Leor[3]
- Lmri, eloquent[12]
- Lo-ammi, For him, my people[3]
- Lod, nativity; generation[3]
- Lois, better[3]
- Lo-ruhamah, for him, mercy[3]
- Lot, Lotan, wrapt up; hidden; covered; myrrh; rosin[3]
- Lubin, heart of a man; heart of the sea[3]
- Lucas, Lucius, luminous; white[3]
- Lucifer, bringing light[3]
- Lud, Ludim, same as Lod[3]
- Luhith, made of boards[3]
- Luke, luminous; white,[13] light-giving[14]
- Luz, separation; departure; an almond[3]
- Lycaonia, she-wolf[3]
- Lydda, Lydia, a standing pool[3]
- Lysanias, that drives away sorrow[3]
- Lysias, dissolving[3]
- Lysimachus, scattering the battle[3]
- Lystra, that dissolves or disperses[3]
References
- Comay, Joan, Who's Who in the Old Testament, Oxford University Press, 1971, ISBN 0-19-521029-8
- Lockyer, Herbert, All the men of the Bible, Zondervan Publishing House (Grand Rapids, Michigan), 1958
- Lockyer, Herbert, All the women of the Bible, Zondervan Publishing 1988, ISBN 0-310-28151-2
- Lockyer, Herbert, All the Divine Names and Titles in the Bible, Zondervan Publishing 1988, ISBN 0-310-28041-9
- Tischler, Nancy M., All things in the Bible: an encyclopedia of the biblical world , Greenwood Publishing, Westport, Conn. : 2006 ISBN 0-313-33082-4
Inline references
- 1 2 Lockyer references
- ↑ Tischler reference
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 See Bible Study Tools Library letter L and Christian Classics Ethereal Library letter L
- ↑ Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Hitchcock's Dictionary of Bible Names
- ↑ Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Hitchcock's Dictionary of Bible Names
- ↑ Smith's Bible Dictionary