Lachish

English Tel + Etymology From en he לָכִישׁ lāḵīš. Proper noun An ancient Canaanite and Israelite city in the Shephelah region of Israel, now an archeological site and national park. en 2022-11-09 Ian Sample Oldest known sentence written in first alphabet discovered – on a head-lice comb w:The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/nov/09/oldest-known-written-sentence-discovered-on-a-head-lice-comb Unearthed in Lachish, a Canaanite city state in the second millennium BCE and the second most important city in the kingdom of Judah, the comb suggests that humans have endured lice for thousands of years and that even the wealthiest were not spared the grim infestations. https://web.archive.org/web/20240826211453/https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/nov/09/oldest-known-written-sentence-discovered-on-a-head-lice-comb Translations ancient city in Israel Further reading en Places in Israel Ancient Near East