Strong H3216יָלַע

to blurt

Transliteration
yâla‛
Pronunciation
yaw-lah'
Morphology
Hebrew Verb

Definition

A primitive root; to blurt or utter inconsiderately: - devour.

Detailed definition

STEP sense: to blurt

Exact lexical definition: talk wildly

Part of speech: verb

BDB context: [ לוּע , or לָעַע ] vb . talk wildly

In the Bible

Strong H3216 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • devoureth1

First verses

  1. Proverbs 20:25
    It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.
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