What does מְתַלְּעָה mean in the Bible?
e. a tooth".
Hebrew · H4973
מְתַלְּעָה
Properly, a biter , i.e. a tooth
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מְתַלְּעָהH4973
What does מְתַלְּעָה mean in the Bible?
מְתַלְּעָה is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, a biter , i.e. a tooth".
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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 Itand its fangs [are the fangs]1×Joel 1:6
and whose jaws1×Proverbs 30:14
the fangs1×Job 29:17
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Usage map
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First aligned rowJob 29:17
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
Job1Proverbs1Joel1
Source forms
וּֽמְתַלְּע֥וֹת1xū·mə·ṯal·lə·‘ō·wṯJoel 1:6
מְתַלְּע֣וֹת1xmə·ṯal·lə·‘ō·wṯJob 29:17
מְֽתַלְּעֹ֫תָ֥יו1xmə·ṯal·lə·‘ō·ṯāwProverbs 30:14
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct1xJoel 1:6
Noun - feminine plural construct1xJob 29:17
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular1xProverbs 30:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. properly, a biter , i.e. a tooth
Source Gloss
properly, a biter , i.e. a tooth
Extended definitionSource: 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:
יָלַעH3216
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