לָהַם

la.hamVerbH3859

to swallow

From: a primitive root;

Short Definition

properly, to burn in, i.e. (figuratively) to rankle

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. to gulp, swallow greedily 1a) (Hithpael) to be gulped

Grammar

Part of Speech Verb

Morphology H:V

DescriptionHebrew Verb

Occurrences

2 times

Appears 2 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Proverbs
2

Key Passages

  • Proverbs 18:8
  • Proverbs 26:22

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