🔼The name Letushim: Summary
- Meaning
- Metal Workers
- Etymology
- From the verb לטש (latash), to hammer or sharpen.
🔼The name Letushim in the Bible
The Letushim are descendants of Dedan, son of Jokshan, son of Abraham with Keturah (Genesis 25:3). They are mentioned along with the Asshurim and the Leummim.
🔼Etymology of the name Letushim
The name Letushim is a plural form derived of the verb לטש (latash), meaning to hammer or sharpen:
Excerpted from: Abarim Publications' Biblical Dictionary
לטש
The verb לטש (latash) means to hammer, sharpen or perhaps even to repair or fabricate. This word appears to be a (relatively rare) umbrella term for all sorts of metal working relating to tools and weapons.
🔼Letushim meaning
For a meaning of the name Letushim, NOBSE Study Bible Name List reads Sharpened. Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names reads Artificers, or Hammerers.