methalleah (H4973) — Hebrew Word Study — MannaFest

Hebrew · Strong's H4973

מְתַלְּעָה

methalleahmeth-al-leh-aw'

properly, a biter, i.e. a tooth

1890 spelling: mᵉthallᵉʻâh

Gematria 545

Strong's Dictionary · 1890

properly, a biter, i.e. a tooth

Rendered in the KJV as

cheek (jaw) tooth, jaw.

3
occurrencesin the Old Testament
3 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
3
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 3 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 3

וּֽמְתַלְּע֥וֹת1
מְתַלְּע֣וֹת1
מְֽתַלְּעֹ֫תָ֥יו1

How it is rendered · 3

[the] jaws of1
and [the] fangs of1
jaw bones its1

The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 3

conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

HC/Ncfpc · 1
HNcfpc · 1
HNcfpc/Sp3ms · 1

All 3, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Job1 of 3 · 33%
Proverbs1 of 3 · 33%
Joel1 of 3 · 33%

Job carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.

Job1 occurrence

Job 29:17מְתַלְּע֣וֹתmetaleotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)I shattered the fangs of the unjust and snatched the prey from his teeth.here: [the] jaws of

Proverbs1 occurrence

Proverbs 30:14מְֽתַלְּעֹ֫תָ֥יוmetaleotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularthere is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are knives, devouring the oppressed from the earth and the needy from among men.here: jaw bones its

Joel1 occurrence

Joel 1:6וּֽמְתַלְּע֥וֹתumetaleotconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)For a nation has invaded My land, powerful and without number; its teeth are the teeth of a lion, and its fangs are the fangs of a lioness.here: and [the] fangs of

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