HebrewH3938Verb
לָעַט
la.at
“to eat”
1Occurrences
H3938Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
to swallow greedily; causatively, to feed
a primitive root;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
(Hiphil) to swallow greedily, devour
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Verb
Morphology Code
H:V
Full Description
Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
לָעַט appears 1 time in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Genesis
1
Key Passages
Genesis 25:30BSB
He said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am famished.” (That is why he was also called Edom.)
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