- Original: לישׁ - Transliteration: Layish - Phonetic: lah'-yish - Definition: 1. lion - Origin: from H3888 in the sense of crushing - TWOT entry: 1114a - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From H3888 in the sense of crushing; a lion (from his destructive blows): - (old) lion. Total KJV Occurrences: 3 • lion, 3 Job 4:11; Proverbs 30:30; Isaiah 30:6