Bible Dictionary
Explore biblical people, places, events, objects, ideas, and other terms. Search the dictionary directly, browse alphabetically, or narrow the list by category or Testament.
LAKE
Places & Geography - Both
A lake is a body of inland water. In Scripture the term refers chiefly to the Lake of Gennesaret and, symbolically, to the lake of fire and brimstone in Revelation.
Lakes
Places & Geography - Old Testament
The Bible’s lakes and notable bodies of inland water are treated in the dictionary under Palestine and its geography. They formed important features of the land and its surrounding regions.
LAKKUM
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Lakkum was an unidentified town on the boundary of Naphtali, mentioned with Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel. It was apparently nearer the Jordan.
Lakum
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Lakum was a landmark on the boundary of the territory assigned to Naphtali. Its precise location is uncertain.
Lama
Jesus Christ - New Testament
“Lama” is a Hebrew word meaning “why.” It appears in Jesus’ cry from the cross, quoting Psalm 22: “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?”
Lamb
Jesus Christ - Both
A lamb is a young sheep used in ordinary life and prominently in Israel’s sacrifices, including the daily offerings and Passover. Its meekness and innocence also make it a biblical picture of Christ, the Lamb of God who gives Himself as a sacrifice.
LAMB OF GOD
Jesus Christ - New Testament
The Lamb of God is a title given to Jesus by John the Baptist. It points to Christ as God’s appointed sacrifice who bears and takes away sin, fulfilling the symbolism of Israel’s sacrificial lambs.
Lambs
Objects & Symbols - Old Testament
Lambs are young sheep, and they formed an important part of Israel’s sacrificial offerings. They were especially associated with the daily sacrifices, festivals, and Passover.
LAME
Agriculture & Daily Life - Both
Lame describes impaired ability to walk. The Mosaic law excluded lame priests from altar service and blemished animals from sacrifice, while Jesus and His apostles healed people who were lame.
Lamech
People & Groups - Old Testament
Two men named Lamech appear in Genesis. One was a descendant of Cain, the first recorded polygamist and a violent braggart; the other was a descendant of Seth and the father of Noah.
LAMEDH
Original Language - Old Testament
Lamedh is the twelfth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It was also used as the numeral thirty.
Lamentation
Worship & Prayer - Old Testament
Lamentation is an elegy or expression of grief, often used in mourning. Biblical lament may also appear in prophecy when it announces judgment and coming calamity.
Lamentations Of Jeremiah
Scripture - Old Testament
Lamentations of Jeremiah refers to the collection of five poems mourning Jerusalem’s destruction and the suffering of the people. The poems combine grief over judgment with appeals to God’s mercy and hope.
Lamentations, Book of
Scripture - Old Testament
The Book of Lamentations is a collection of five poems grieving Jerusalem’s fall to the Chaldeans. Its acrostic structure, vivid sorrow, confession of sin, and prayer for restoration give voice to the suffering of God’s people.
Lamp
Objects & Symbols - Both
A lamp was used for light in the tabernacle, temple, homes, military signals, and wedding processions. Scripture also uses lamps as symbols of life, guidance, prosperity, and spiritual watchfulness.
Lancet
Objects & Symbols - Old Testament
The “lancet” in 1 Kings 18:28 probably refers to a javelin or light spear. The Hebrew word is elsewhere associated with a piercing weapon.
LAND
Places & Geography - Both
Land may mean the earth, a country, a region, or a particular piece of ground. Biblical usage includes the land of Israel, foreign countries, cultivated fields, and dry ground.
LAND-CROCODILE
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
Land-crocodile is a traditional rendering of an uncertain animal listed among the unclean creeping things in Leviticus 11:30. It may refer to the desert monitor lizard rather than an actual crocodile.
Landmark
Law & Covenant - Old Testament
A landmark was a stone, stake, furrow, or other sign marking a property boundary. Moving one was treated as an act of theft and a serious violation of God’s law.
Language
Original Language - Old Testament
In Scripture, language refers to human speech and the division of tongues among peoples. The dictionary source directs this subject to the account of the confusion of languages at Babel.
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