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Leh Encyclopedia Britannica

LEH, or LÉ. See Ladak.

9th ed. Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 14, p. 417
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7 KJV and 7 BSB verses contain “leh”

Genesis 10:13

And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,

Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,

Judges 15:9

Then the Philistines went up, and pitched in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi.

Then the Philistines went up, camped in Judah, and deployed themselves near the town of Lehi.

Judges 15:14

And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands.

When Samson arrived in Lehi, the Philistines came out shouting against him. And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him. The ropes on his arms became like burnt flax, and the bonds broke loose from his hands.

Judges 15:17

And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place Ramath-lehi.

And when Samson had finished speaking, he cast the jawbone from his hand; and he named that place Ramath-lehi.

Judges 15:19

But God clave an hollow place that was in the jaw, and there came water thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived: wherefore he called the name thereof En-hakkore, which is in Lehi unto this day.

So God opened up the hollow place in Lehi, and water came out of it. When Samson drank, his strength returned, and he was revived. That is why he named it En-hakkore, and it remains in Lehi to this day.

1 Chronicles 1:11

And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Napthtuhim,

Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,

1 Chronicles 4:22

And Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had the dominion in Moab, and Jashubi-lehem. And these are ancient things.

Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah and the clans of the linen workers at Beth-ashbea, Jokim, the men of Cozeba, and Joash and Saraph, who ruled in Moab and Jashubi-lehem. (These names are from ancient records.)