Lexical Definition

‎יָרָק‎ yârâq (yaw-rak') to spit ^H:V
a primitive root

[idiom] but, spit.

• to spit

1) (Qal) to spit

See Greek: ἐμπτύω · πτύω

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. ‎יָרַק‎ verb spit (Ethiopic id.; according to Lag^{BN 200 II.} ‎ירק‎ is not separate √; compare ‎יֵרָקֹן‎, and Arabic robigo) —

Qal Perfect and Infinitive absolute ‎יָרֹק‎ ‎יָרַק בְּפָנֶיהָ‎ Num 12:14 3 feminine singular consecutive ‎וְיָ˜רְקָה בְּפָנָיו‎ Deut 25:9 both, as token of contempt. compare ‎רָקַק‎, ‎רֹק‎.

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