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Place Old Testament

Lakkum

Also known as Lakkum =ESV, NIV; Lakum =KJV

Lakkum, a border town of the tribe of Naphtali (Joshua 19:33). Mentioned once in Scripture, at Joshua 19:33.

Why it matters. A border town of Naphtali

Primary passages
Location
32.687, 35.391 (approximate, within about 2 km)

Coordinates from STEPBible TIPNR (palopenmaps.org link). Approximate; not independently verified.

Last reviewed
2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team

About Lakkum

Lakkum is mentioned in Joshua 19:33 as one of the border towns of the territory allocated to the tribe of Naphtali. The verse describes the border of Naphtali, stating that it "turned eastward to Aznoth-tabor and went from there to Hukkok, touching Zebulun at the south and Asher on the west and Judah on the east at the Jordan."

Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.

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Appears in Scripture

Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.

Record type: Place. FaithGraph explanations on this page are editorial and are not Scripture.