Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H3859 |
|---|---|
| Word: | לָהַם |
| Part of Speech: | verb-stem |
| Etymology: | a primitive root |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | laham |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | law-ham' |
| Meaning: | 1. (properly) to burn in, i.e. (figuratively) to rankle |
| KJV Renderings: | wound. |
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[לָהַם] verb swallow greedily (= Arabic [untranscribed source text 2767]; DiLex, Ethiopic 25 compare Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 2768] ox, cow); — only
Proverbs 18:8
