HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5483
סוּס
sus — swallow
swallow, swift
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Swallow
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1866
דְּרוֹר
de.ror — swallow
a swallow, bird
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1104
בָּלַע
ba.la — to swallow up
1) to swallow down, swallow up, engulf, eat up 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to swallow down 1a2) to swallow up, engulf 1b) (Niphal) to be swallowed up 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to swallow 1c2) to swallow up, engulf 1c3) squandering (fig.) 1d) (Pual) to be swallowed up 1e) (Hithpael) to be ended
48 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2666
καταπίνω
katapinō — to swallow
κατα-πίνω [in LXX chiefly for בָּלַע ;] 1. to drink down, swallow: Mat.23:24, Rev.12:16. 2. to devour: 1Pe.5:8. Metaphorical, to swallow up, consume: pass., 1Co.15:54 (LXX), 2Co.2:7 5:4, Heb.11:29.† (AS)
7 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1105
בֶ֫לַע
be.la — swallowing
1) a swallowing, devouring (fig. for ruin) 2) a thing swallowed
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1572
גָּמָא
ga.ma — to swallow
1) to swallow (liquids) 1a) (Piel) to swallow 1b) (Hiphil) to drink
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3859
לָהַם
la.ham — to swallow
1) to gulp, swallow greedily 1a) (Hithpael) to be gulped
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3886
לוּעַ
lu.a — to swallow
(Qal) to swallow, swallow down
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5693
עָגוּר
a.gur — crane
1) name of a bird 1a) perhaps a thrush, swallow, crane
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1108
בַּלְעִי
bal.i — Belaite
Someone descended from Bela who was a man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.21; son of: Benjamin (H1144); brother of: Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714), Ahiram (H0297) and Jediael (H3043); father of: Ard (H0714H), Naaman (H5283H), Ezbon (H0675H), Uzzi (H5813I), Uzziel (H5816I), Jerimoth (H3406), Iri (H5901), Addar (H0146H), Gera (H1617I), Abihud (H0031), Abishua (H0050H) and Ahoah (H0265) Group of be.la (בֶּ֫לַע "Bela" H1106A) § Belaites = "swallowing" descendants of Bela
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3216
יָלַע
ya.la — to blurt
1) (Qal) to speak rashly, talk wildly 1a) (TWOT) to swallow, swallow down
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3938
לָעַט
la.at — to eat
(Hiphil) to swallow greedily, devour
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5581
סִסְמַי
sis.may — Sismai
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.40; son of: Eleasah (H0501); father of: Shallum (H7967I) § Sisamai = "water crane" or "swallow" a descendant of Sheshan in the line of Jerahmeel
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7924
κατασπάω
kataspaō — to tear down
1. to draw or pull down , κ. τὰς νῆας to haul ships down to the sea , (Herdotus Historicus); κ. σημεῖα to pull the flags down (in token of defeat), (Thucydides); κ. τινὰ ἀπὸ τοῦ ἵππου (Xenophon Historicus) 2. to quaff or swallow down , Lat. deglutire, (Aristophanes Comicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G9714
χελιδών
chelidōn — a swallow
1. the swallow , (Odyssey by Homer), etc.:—; the twittering of the swallow was proverbially used of barbarous tongues by the Greeks, (Aeschulus Tragicus); χελιδόνων μουσεῖα (see. μουσεῖον); proverbs also, μία χελιδὼν ἔαρ οὐ ποιεῖ (Aristotle Philosopher) 2. the frog in a horse's foot , so called from its being forked like the swallow's tail , (Xenophon Historicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
(1.) Heb. sis (Isa. 38:14; Jer. 8:7), the Arabic for the swift, which “is a regular migrant, returning in myriads every spring, and so suddenly that while one day not a swift can be seen in the country, on the next they have overspread the whole land, and fill the air with their shrill cry.” The swift (cypselus) is ordinarily classed with the swallow, which it resembles in its flight, habits, and migration. (2.) Heb. deror, i.e., “the bird of freedom” (Ps. 84:3; Prov. 26:2), properly rendered swallow, distinguished for its swiftness of flight, its love of freedom, and the impossibility of retaining it in captivity. In Isa. 38:14 and Jer. 8:7 the word thus rendered (‘augr) properly means “crane” (as in the R.V.).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.