lay.shah is used as the name of an afflicted place addressed in a call to listen.

The attested use presents lay.shah as a proper name directly addressed as afflicted within a sequence of calls to cry aloud and listen.

1. An afflicted place directly addressed · dominant

   In Isaiah 10:30, the form is tagged as a proper noun and stands in the address, “O afflicted Laishah,” after the call to listen; the APB renders the surrounding verse as a series of appeals directed toward named places.

   Isaiah 10:30

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 10:30, the APB presents the name in “O afflicted Laishah” within a sequence of imperatives. The term's specific contribution is clearest as the proper name in the address.