What does מְתַלְּעָה mean in the Bible?
e. a tooth".
Hebrew · H4973
מְתַלְּעָה
Properly, a biter , i.e. a tooth
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מְתַלְּעָה H4973
What does מְתַלְּעָה mean in the Bible?
מְתַלְּעָה is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, a biter , i.e. a tooth".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4973?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and its fangs [are the fangs] (1), and whose jaws (1), the fangs (1).
Where does מְתַלְּעָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 29:17. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (1), Joel (1), Proverbs (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It and its fangs [are the fangs] 1× Joel 1:6
and whose jaws 1× Proverbs 30:14
the fangs 1× Job 29:17
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Job 29:17
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Job 1 Proverbs 1 Joel 1
Source forms
וּֽמְתַלְּע֥וֹת 1x ū·mə·ṯal·lə·‘ō·wṯ Joel 1:6
מְתַלְּע֣וֹת 1x mə·ṯal·lə·‘ō·wṯ Job 29:17
מְֽתַלְּעֹ֫תָ֥יו 1x mə·ṯal·lə·‘ō·ṯāw Proverbs 30:14
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct 1x Joel 1:6
Noun - feminine plural construct 1x Job 29:17
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular 1x Proverbs 30:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. properly, a biter , i.e. a tooth
Source Gloss
properly, a biter , i.e. a tooth
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
properly, a biter, i.e. a tooth BDB: teeth Usage: cheek (jaw) tooth, jaw.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מְתַלְּעָה is built from this root:
יָלַע H3216
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain