Bible Dictionaries
Lahmas
Holman Bible Dictionary
(lah' muhss) Place name perhaps meaning “violence.” Reading of basic Hebrew manuscript (Joshua 15:40 ) adopted by REB, NIV, NAS. Possibly, early scribes confused final letter with similar appearing final “m” in Hebrew. See Lahmam .
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Lahmas'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/l/lahmas.html. 1991.