Laat לָעַט
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| לָעַט | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | laat |
| Strong's number | H3938 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to eat |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Laat (Hebrew לָעַט, Strong's H3938) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to eat”. It occurs 1 time in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
Definition
(Hiphil) to swallow greedily, devour
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | feed (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | let me eat (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Laat, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 25:30And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.He said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am famished.” (That is why he was also called Edom.)
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).