- Original: לישׁ - Transliteration: Layish - Phonetic: lah'-yish - Definition: Laish = lion n pr m 1. father of Phaltiel, the man to whom king Saul gave his daughter Michal in marriage even though she was already married to David n pr loc 2. an early name for Dan, a town in northern Israel 3. a place north of Jerusalem; site unknown - Origin: the same as H3918 - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: - Strong's: the same as H3918 ; Laish the name of two places in Palestine: - Laish. Compare H3889 . Total KJV Occurrences: 7 • Laish, 7 Judges 18:7; Judges 18:14; Judges 18:27; Judges 18:29; 1 Samuel 25:44; 2 Samuel 3:15; Isaiah 10:30