Bible Dictionary
Lehi
Lehi means “jawbone” and was the place where Samson defeated a thousand Philistines with the jawbone of a donkey. It was located in the territory of Judah, near the Philistine border.
Definition
Lehi means “jawbone” and was a place in Judah, probably near the border of the Philistines and between that country and the cliff of Etam.
Biblical Usage
At Lehi, Samson defeated a thousand Philistines with the jawbone of a donkey. Judges 15 also refers to a hollow place at Lehi, rather than a hollow place in the jaw.
Historical Background
Lehi may perhaps be identified with Beit-Likiyeh, a village near the upper Beth-horon, though the identification is uncertain.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
A jawbone, a place in the tribe of Judah where Samson achieved a victory over the Philistines (Judg. 15:9, 14, 16), slaying a thousand of them with the jawbone of an ass. The words in 15:19, “a hollow place that was in the jaw” (A.V.), should be, as in Revised Version, “the hollow place that is in Lehi.”
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(jaw bone), a place in Judah, probably on the confines of the Philistines’ country, between it and the cliff Etam; the scene of Samson’s well-known exploit with the jaw bone. (Judges 15:9,14,19) It may perhaps be identified with Beit-Likiyeh, a village about two miles below the upper Beth-horon.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>le'-hi.</p><p>See RAMATH-LEHI.</p>