לוט

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Hebrew[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Said to mean "veil" or "covering," from root לוּט (lut, to cast, wrap up).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Proper noun[edit]

לוֹט (lótm

  1. Lot (Biblical character)
    • Tanach, Deuteronomy 2:9, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וַיֹּאמֶר ה׳ אֵלַי אַל תָּצַר אֶת מוֹאָב וְאַל תִּתְגָּר בָּם מִלְחָמָה כִּי לֹא אֶתֵּן לְךָ מֵאַרְצוֹ יְרֻשָּׁה כִּי לִבְנֵי לוֹט נָתַתִּי אֶת עָר יְרֻשָּׁה
      And the Lord said unto me: ‘Be not at enmity with Moab, neither contend with them in battle; for I will not give thee of his land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession.

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