Strong's Hebrew · H4973
H4973 mᵉthallᵉʻâh
מְתַלְּעָה
meth-al-leh-aw'
jaw
Looking for Greek G4973 sphragís? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H4973. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
mᵉthallᵉʻâh appears 3 times in Scripture, in Job 29:17, Proverbs 30:14 and Joel 1:6. In the Doxa app, open each of these verses, keep your notes on them, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
properly, a biter, i.e. a tooth
In the King James Version
cheek (jaw) tooth, jaw.
Derivation
contr. from H3216 (יָלַע);
Appears 3 times in Scripture
“I shattered the fangs of the unjust and snatched the prey from his teeth.”
“there is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are knives, devouring the oppressed from the earth and the needy from among men.”
“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.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
