Lot
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7.7
- proper noun
- /lɑt/
- The four of them fleeing: she, her husband Lot, and her two daughters.
- Lot's wife
- Lot and his daughters
Examples
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The fate of immigrants who continued to look to the past would be that of Lot's wife, according to Wilson.
Academic text (1994) -
Unlike Lot's wife, the artist did not hesitate before the vision of home passed out of view.
Academic text (2008) -
Perhaps he failed to tell you that he is the son of our friend, King Lot.
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Small girls were offered up to the mob at Lot's door.
Fiction book (1997) -
It wasn't the brimstone stone and fire yet, it was the two angels going to Lot's house.
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The Daughters of Lot gave their virginity to their father for life, for their children Moab and Ammon.
Fiction book (1997) -
In her twentieth-century rewriting of Genesis, Lot's wife remains poised at the moment of departure.
Academic text (2008) -
In the Biblical story, Lot chose to live in the city of Sodom, which ultimately faced divine judgment.
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After leaving Sodom, Lot's wife looked back and turned into a pillar of salt.
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The four of them fleeing: she, her husband Lot, and her two daughters.
Idioms
22
2.8
People feel very tense and worried because many difficult things are happening
Compounds
676
1.0
A large amount of money that lets you buy expensive things or do big projects
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lot comes from an old Hebrew name לוֹט that likely meant 'covering' or 'veil'. So you can remember him as someone who was 'covered' or protected when he escaped Sodom.