Word

מְתַלְּעָה

mᵉthallᵉʻâh · H4973 · Hebrew · 3 occurrences

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Meanings

fangs

Used in poetry only: large, sharp teeth of an animal; associated with aggression

Examples
Job 29:17 “I broke the jaws of the wicked And rescued the prey from his teeth.
Proverbs 30:14 There is a kind of person whose teeth are like swords And his jaw teeth like knives, To devour the poor from the earth And the needy from among mankind.
Joel 1:6 For a nation has invaded my land, Mighty and without number; Its teeth are the teeth of a lion, And it has the jaws of a lioness.

How it’s used In 3 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive

3 occurrences in 3 groups

לָבִיאlioness 1
עַוָּלunrighteous one 1
הוּhis 1

What is done to itIt is the object

1 occurrences in 1 groups

שָׁבַרto break, to shatter 1

What it is said to bePredicate

2 occurrences in 2 groups

מַאֲכֶלֶתknife 1
וֹhim 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Near synonyms 2 words

לְחִי lᵉchîy · H3895 · jaw, jawbone, cheek: Standard Hebrew term for jaw/cheek, synonymous anatomical reference to the same body part
שֵׁן shên · H8127 · tooth, prong: General Hebrew term for tooth; מְתַלְּעָה appears to be a more specific term for jaw tooth or molar while שֵׁן is the common word for tooth in general

In the other Testament 1 word

ὀδούς odoús · G3599 · tooth: Greek term for tooth, translation equivalent when מְתַלְּעָה emphasizes the jaw tooth aspect

Word family 4 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

יָלַע yâlaʻ · H3216 · to speak rashly, to gulp down · 0×תּוֹלָע tôwlâʻ · H8438 · worm, maggot, crimson yarn · 43×מְתַלְּעָהmᵉthallᵉʻâh · H4973מַלְתָּעָה maltâʻâh · H4459 · fangs · 1×

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0