Lot 1

Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical, Biblical Hebrew [1]
Scripts לוֹט(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈlɑt/(English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "covering, veil" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a nephew of Abraham. Before Sodom was destroyed by God, he was directed to flee the city without looking back. However, his wife looked back on the destruction and was turned into a pillar of salt.

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Sources & References

  1. Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h3876, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h3876.
Entry updated October 6, 2024