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Lexicon :: Strong's H3886 - lûaʿ

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לוּעַ
Transliteration
lûaʿ
Pronunciation
loo'-ah
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1098

Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs and Gesenius: לוע.

Strong’s Definitions

לוּעַ lûwaʻ, loo'-ah; a primitive root; to gulp; figuratively, to be rash:—swallow down (up).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's H3886 in the following manner: swallowed up (1x), swallowed down (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's H3886 in the following manner: swallowed up (1x), swallowed down (1x).

  1. (Qal) to swallow, swallow down

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
לוּעַ lûwaʻ, loo'-ah; a primitive root; to gulp; figuratively, to be rash:—swallow down (up).
STRONGS H3886: Abbreviations
† I. [לוּעַ, or לָעַע] verb swallow, swallow down (Syriac bdb053401, bdb053402 lap or lick up Judges 7:5-7); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person plural וְלָע֫וּ consecutive Obadiah 16 (Ges§ 67 R. 12); — absolute, figurative of nations drinking (cup of judgment). — Hi De talk wildly, see II. לוע; We Now נָעוּ reel, totter (compare Isaiah 24:20; Isaiah 29:9).

† II. [לוּע, or לָעַע] verb talk wildly (MT לָ֑עוּ יָ֫לַע perhaps better would be לָעוּ֫, יִ֫לַע (√ לעה), compare Thes and Arabic bdb053404, bdb053405 make mistakes in talking, BaZMG xii. 1887, 605, 614); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine plural לָ֑עוּ Job 6:3, subject דברים (see Di); Imperfect מוֺקֵשׁ אָדָם יָ֫לַע קֹדֶשׁ Proverbs 20:25 it is a snare to a man that he should rashly cry, Holy ! (construction unusual, and perhaps textual error, compare Frankenberg; on form see Ol§ 243 a Anm; Böi. 296 Köi. 375 f. derive from לעע; Str., Hiph. from לעע).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Judges

7:5; 7:6; 7:7

Job

6:3

Proverbs

20:25

Isaiah

24:20; 29:9

Obadiah

1:16

H3886

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3886 matches the Hebrew לוּעַ (lûaʿ),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:3

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“For then it would be heavier than the sand of the seas;

Therefore my words have been H3886 rash H3886.

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Unchecked Copy Box Oba 1:16

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“Because just as you all drank on My holy mountain,

All the nations will drink continually.

They will drink and [fn]swallow H3886,

And they will be as if they never were.

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