לָהַם
la.hamVerbH3859
to swallow
From: a primitive root;
Short Definition
properly, to burn in, i.e. (figuratively) to rankle
Full Lexicon Entry
- to gulp, swallow greedily 1a) (Hithpael) to be gulped
Grammar
Part of Speech Verb
Morphology H:V
DescriptionHebrew Verb
Occurrences
2 timesAppears 2 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Proverbs
2
Key Passages
- Proverbs 18:8
- Proverbs 26:22
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