לָחַךְ
la.chakh
“to lick”
Definition
to lick
a primitive root;
- to lick, lick up 1a) (Qal) to lick up 1b) (Piel) to lick up
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logos (G3056)
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
לָחַךְ appears 5 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water in the trench.
Kings will be your foster fathers,and their queens your nursing mothers.They will bow to you facedownand lick the dust at your feet.Then you will know that I am the LORD;those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”
They will lick the dust like a snake,like reptiles slithering on the ground.They will crawl from their holesin the presence of the LORD our God;they will tremble in fear of You.
So the Moabites said to the elders of Midian, “This horde will devour everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field.”Since Balak son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time,
May the nomads bow before him,and his enemies lick the dust.
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