בְּ/לֹעֶ֑/ךָ

𐤁/𐤋𐤏/𐤊

beloekha

to your throat

from לוּעַ; the gullet; throat.

H3930

Proverbs 23:2 · Word #3

Lexicon H3930

Lemmaלֹעַ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤋𐤏
Transliterationlôaʻ
Strong'sH3930
In-contextto your throat

Morphology HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H3930-01

to your gullet

Rootלוע (l-w-ʿ)
Core Meaningsto swallow, gulp down, engulf; throat, gullet as the organ of swallowing
Semantic Rangethroat, gullet, the organ of swallowing; by extension the seat of appetite or consumption
Conceptual SignificanceAs the organ of swallowing, the gullet can symbolize appetite, consumption, or vulnerability. In biblical imagery, it may evoke the act of devouring or the physicality of hunger and desire.
Morphological NotesMasculine singular noun in construct form (Ncmsc) with 2ms pronominal suffix ("your," addressed to a male), preceded by the preposition בְּ ("to/in").
Rendering RationaleThe noun לֹעַ (gullet, throat) derives from the root לוע, "to swallow." Rendering it as "gullet" preserves the connection to swallowing inherent in the root. The form is masculine singular construct with a 2nd masculine singular suffix, and the prefixed preposition בְּ gives the sense "to/in," thus "to your gullet."

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root לוע (to swallow, gulp down, engulf; throat, gullet as the organ of swallowing)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H3886-01 velau and they gulped down

Word Usage

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Proverbs 23:2 בְּ/לֹעֶ֑/ךָ beloekha to your throat