לֹעַ

«לֹעַ» in the Tanakh dictionary: throat — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 1 verse in layers.

Used: 1 times · Key: 3930 · BDB: לֹעַ

Glosses

throat (1)

Meaning (OSHB)

throat tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

throat tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.[m.] prob. throat (external) (cf. NH לוֹעַ jaw, cheek, Aramaic לוֹעָא, ܠܘܥܐ id.);—וְשַׂמְתָּ֫ שַכִּין בְּלֹעֶ֑ךָ Pr 23:2 and thou shalt put a knife to thy throat (fig. for restraining oneself from indulgence in food).

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (5 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (4 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «לֹעַ» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Proverbs 23:2

וְשַׂמְתָּ֣ שַׂכִּ֣ין בְּלֹעֶ֑ךָ אִם־בַּ֖עַל נֶ֣פֶשׁ אָֽתָּה׃

Word for word: and you.will.put a.knife in throat your if [are].a.master of.appetite you

JPS 1917: And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.

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