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Lexicon :: Strong's H4973 - mᵊṯallᵊʿâ

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מְתַלְּעָה
Transliteration
mᵊṯallᵊʿâ
Pronunciation
meth-al-leh-aw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Contr. from יָלַע (H3216)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2516d

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: מתלעה (Strongs) מתלעות (Gesenius)

Strong’s Definitions

מְתַלְּעָה mᵉthallᵉʻâh, meth-al-leh-aw'; contr. from H3216; properly, a biter, i.e. a tooth:—cheek (jaw) tooth, jaw.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's H4973 in the following manner: jaws (1x), jaw teeth (1x), cheek teeth (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's H4973 in the following manner: jaws (1x), jaw teeth (1x), cheek teeth (1x).

  1. teeth, fangs, incisors

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מְתַלְּעָה mᵉthallᵉʻâh, meth-al-leh-aw'; contr. from H3216; properly, a biter, i.e. a tooth:—cheek (jaw) tooth, jaw.
STRONGS H4973: Abbreviations
† מְתַלְּיוֺת noun feminine plural teeth (AV RV jaw-teeth) (perhaps gnawers, see √); — teeth, incisors, late (always || שִׁנַּיִם): construct מ׳ Job 29:17 and (of lion) Joel 1:6; suffix מְתַלְּעֹתָיו Proverbs 30:14.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Job

29:17

Proverbs

30:14

Joel

1:6

H4973

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4973 matches the Hebrew מְתַלְּעָה (mᵊṯallᵊʿâ),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:17 - I broke the fangs of the unrighteous
and made him drop his prey from his teeth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:14 - There are those whose teeth are swords,
whose fangs are knives,
to devour the poor from off the earth,
the needy from among mankind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:6 - For a nation has come up against my land,
powerful and beyond number;
its teeth are lions’ teeth,
and it has the fangs of a lioness.
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