Hebrew

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Proper noun

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לוּד (lúdm

  1. Lydia (an ancient kingdom in western Asia Minor, in modern-day Turkey)
    • Tanach, Ezekiel 27:10, with translation of the New International Version:
      פָּרַס וְלוּד וּפוּט הָיוּ בְחֵילֵךְ אַנְשֵׁי מִלְחַמְתֵּךְ;
      parás vəlúd ufút hayú vəḥēléch anšḗ milḥamtéch;
      Men of Persia, Lydia and Put served as soldiers in your army;

Proper noun

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לוֹד (lódf

  1. Lod (a city in Israel)
    • Tanach, Ezra 2:33, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      בְּנֵי־לֹד חָדִיד וְאוֹנוֹ; שְׁבַע מֵאוֹת עֶשְׂרִים וַחֲמִשָּׁה.
      bənḗ lod ḥadíd vəonó; šəvá' məót esrím vaḥamiššá
      The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono; seven hundred twenty and five.

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Knaanic

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Alternative forms

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  • ליד (lid) (per Jakobson and Halle 1964)

Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *ledъ. Compare Czech led, Old Polish lod (modern Polish lód), Slovak ľad.

Noun

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לוד (lod)

  1. hail (frozen pellets that fall as precipitation)

References

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From ben Moshe, cited in: 1987. Paul Wexler. Explorations in Judeo-Slavic Linguistics, E. J. Brill (Leiden).