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Saturday, December 21st, 2024
the Third Week of Advent

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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #3938 - לָעַט

Transliteration

lâʻaṭ

Phonetics

law-at'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

1120

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

(Hiphil) to swallow greedily, devour

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 2928 ‑ κρύπτω (kroop'‑to); 5339 ‑ φείδομαι (fi'‑dom‑ahee); 1089 ‑ γεύομαι (ghyoo'‑om‑ahee);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (1)

Genesis 1

BSB (1)

Genesis 1

CSB (1)

Genesis 1

ESV (1)

Genesis 1

KJV (1)

Genesis 1

LEB (1)

Genesis 1

LSB (3)

Genesis 3

N95 (2)

Genesis 2

NAS (3)

Genesis 2

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (1)

Genesis 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2315) u o l (לאהתה LAhTh) AC: Feed CO: ? AB: ?: [from: ol- swallowing]

V) u o l (לאהתה LAhTh) - Feed: KJV (1): (vf: Hiphil) feed - Strongs: H3938 (לָעַט)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[לָעַט] verb swallow (greedily) (Late Hebrew id., Hiph`il stuff cattle with food; Syriac

jaw; compare Arabic

speak confusedly, utter indistinct sounds); — only

Hiph`il Imperative masculine singular suffix causat, הַלְעִיטֵנִי Genesis 25:30 (J) let me swallow, followed by מִן of thing.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

לָעַט to eat greedily, to devour. Compare note under לוּעַ. Arab. quadril. لَعْظَمَ id.; لَعَسُ voracity.

Hiphil, to give to eat. Genesis 25:30, הַלְעִיטֵנִי נָא “give me to eat,” let me devour, of a person hungry and greedy.

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List of Word Forms

הַלְעִיטֵ֤נִי הלעיטני hal‘îṭênî hal·‘î·ṭê·nî haliTeni