le.shem is the name of the place the sons of Dan fought against, captured, inhabited, and renamed Dan.

The attested use identifies a place that the sons of Dan attacked, captured, occupied, and called Dan in Joshua 19:47.

1. A place captured and renamed by Dan · dominant

   In Joshua 19:47, the proper noun occurs for the place the sons of Dan fight against, capture, occupy, and call Dan. The APB renders the place name as “Leshem” in both the account of its capture and its renaming.

   Joshua 19:47

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Joshua 19:47, the APB presents the term as “Leshem” for the place Dan captures and later calls Dan.