HebrewH3938Verb

לָעַט

la.at

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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