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Meaning, origin and etymology of the name Lasha


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Lasha is mentioned as a boundary of Canaan, the son of Ham, the son of Noah.

The etymology of the name Lasha is unknown so we're left to guess. Jones traces this name back to an unused Hebrew root, and a parallel Arabic word meaning to pierce, and reads Fissure. NOBSE reads Bursting Forth. BDB makes no attempt.

Perhaps this name is a construct: le + sha. The particle le (le 1063), means to or towards. sha may come from shaa (sha'a 2429), look at, regard, or shaa (sha'a' 2435), blinded, or shaa (sha'a' 2436) sport, take delight in.

Whatever the original name giver meant to say with Lasha can no longer be determined, but it looks like To Be Viewed, To Be Blinded, or To Be Played With.



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