H3859: לָהַם
lâham · pronounced law-ham' · “to swallow”
Definition
properly, to burn in, i.e. (figuratively) to rankle
KJV translates it as: wound.
Word origin: a primitive root;
Extended definition
1) to gulp, swallow greedily
1a) (Hithpael) to be gulped
1a) (Hithpael) to be gulped
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H3859 is translated
- delicacies ×2
Bible verses with H3859 (lâham)
Lâham appears in 2 verses.
- Proverbs 18:8
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
- Proverbs 26:22
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.