GREEK · G3069
Λύδδα
Ludda — Lydda
λύδδα, -ας (Act.9:38, -ης Rec.), ἡ and λύδδα, -ων, τά (Act.9:32, 35; -αν, Rec.), (Heb. לֹד), Lydda (modern Ludd): Ac, ll. with† (AS)
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Lydda
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3850
לֹד
lod — Lod
Lod = "travail" a city approx 11 miles (17 km) southeast of Joppa in the plain of Sharon in the territory of Benjamin Also named: Ludda (Λύδδα "Lydda" G3069)
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חֲרָשִׁים
cha.ra.shim — (Ge)-harashim
Charashim or Harashim = "valley of craftsmen" a valley near Lydda, a few miles east of Joppa, founded by Joab of Othniel's family Combined with gay (גַּיְא "Ge" H1516K)
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A town in the tribe of Ephraim, mentioned only in the New Testament (Acts 9:32, 35, 38) as the scene of Peter’s miracle in healing the paralytic AEneas. It lay about 9 miles east of Joppa, on the road from the sea-port to Jerusalem. In the Old Testament (1 Chr. 8:12) it is called Lod. It was burned by the Romans, but was afterwards rebuilt, and was known by the name of Diospolis. Its modern name is Ludd. The so-called patron saint of England, St. George, is said to have been born here.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.