לוט

Hebrew

Etymology

Said to mean "veil" or "covering," from root לוּט (lut, “to cast, wrap up”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

לוֹט • (lót) m

1. Lot (Biblical character)
   • Tanach, Deuteronomy 2:9, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     וַיֹּאמֶר ה׳ אֵלַי אַל תָּצַר אֶת מוֹאָב וְאַל תִּתְגָּר בָּם מִלְחָמָה כִּי לֹא אֶתֵּן לְךָ מֵאַרְצוֹ יְרֻשָּׁה כִּי לִבְנֵי לוֹט נָתַתִּי אֶת עָר יְרֻשָּׁה

     And the Lord said unto me: ‘Be not at enmity with Moab, neither contend with them in battle; for I will not give thee of his land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession.