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H3216 - יָלַע - yâlaʻ - yaw-lah' - Devour

Original: יָלַע

Transliteration: yâlaʻ

Phonetic: yaw-lah'

Short Definition: Devour

Original: ילע

Transliteration: yâla‛

Phonetic: yaw-lah'

BDB Definition:

  1. (Qal) to speak rashly, talk wildly
    1. (TWOT) to swallow, swallow down

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 1098

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Cognate: H3886

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