Lamed
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The twelfth letter () of the Hebrew alphabet, corresponding to the Syriac
lomad
, the Arabic
lām
, the Greek
lambda
, and the English
L.
Its numerical value is XXX.
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verb.
Simple past tense and past participle of
lame
.
noun.
Alternative form of
lamedh
.
Word Usage
"English were forced to retreat again, leaving several of their "lamed" vessels behind."