la.ham H3859

לָהַם (la.ham) means “to swallow” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

לָהַם Hebrew · H3859 2 tagged occurrences in 2 verses

Pronunciation guide: law-ham' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H3859

לָהַם · la.ham · to swallow

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

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

a primitive root; properly, to burn in, i.e. (figuratively) to rankle

KJV glosses: wound.

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How translators render H3859

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
are like choice morsels	2

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
as wounds	2

Verses containing H3859

Page 1 of 1. 2 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

Proverbs 18:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
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Proverbs 26:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
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