Mᵉthallᵉʻâh — H4973

Definition

feminine noun

properly, a biter, i.e. a tooth

1. teeth, fangs, incisors

Usually translated as

cheek, tooth, jaw

Origin

contr. from H3216

• Derived from Yâlaʻ (H3216)

Occurrences

Mᵉthallᵉʻâh occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Job (1), Proverbs (1), Joel (1)

• Job 29:17 — And I brake the jaws (מְתַלְּע֣וֹת) of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.
• Proverbs 30:14 — There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth (מְֽתַלְּעֹ֫תָ֥יו) as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
• Joel 1:6 — For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth (וּֽמְתַלְּע֥וֹת) of a great lion.