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Lexicon :: Strong's H3859 - lāhēm

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לָהֵם
Transliteration
lāhēm
Pronunciation
law-ham'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1082

Strong’s Definitions

לָהַם lâham, law-ham'; a primitive root; properly, to burn in, i.e. (figuratively) to rankle:—wound.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's H3859 in the following manner: wounds (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's H3859 in the following manner: wounds (2x).
  1. to gulp, swallow greedily

    1. (Hithpael) to be gulped

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
לָהַם lâham, law-ham'; a primitive root; properly, to burn in, i.e. (figuratively) to rankle:—wound.
STRONGS H3859: Abbreviations
† [לָהַם] verb swallow greedily (= Arabic bdb052909; DiLex, Ethiopic 25 compare Ethiopic bdb052910 ox, cow); — only
Hithp. Participle מִתְלַהֲמִים Proverbs 18:8 i.e. bits greedily swallowed, dainties, = Proverbs 26:22, simile of tale-bearer's words.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Proverbs

18:8; 26:22

H3859

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3859 matches the Hebrew לָהֵם (lāhēm),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:8 - The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;
they go down into the inner parts of the body.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:22 - The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;
they go down into the inner parts of the body.
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