Lâʻaṭ — H3938

Definition

verb

to swallow greedily; causatively, to feed

1. (Hiphil) to swallow greedily, devour

Usually translated as

feed

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

• geúomai (G1089)
• krýptō (G2928)
• pheídomai (G5339)

Occurrences

Lâʻaṭ occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1)

• Genesis 25:30 — And Esau said to Jacob, Feed (הַלְעִיטֵ֤נִי) me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.