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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary Hebrew 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:
Frequency Lists
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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
did not use
this Strong's Number
did not use
this Strong's Number
WEB (1)
Genesis
1
Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions
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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
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