Lexical Definition

‎לָקַק‎ lâqaq (law-kak') to lick ^H:V
a primitive root

lap, lick.

• to lick or lap

1) to lap, lick, lap up
1a) (Qal) to lap, lap up
1b) (Piel) to lap up

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎לָקַק‎] verb lap, lick (Late Hebrew id., Pi`el; Arabic lick, lap of dog (Wahrm)); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ‎לָֽקְקוּ‎ 1Kgs 21:19 Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎יָלֹק‎ Judg 7:5 (twice in verse); 3 masculine plural ‎יָלֹ֫קּוּ‎ 1Kgs 21:19, ‎וַיָּלֹ֫קּוּ‎ 1Kgs 22:38 — lap, ‎יָלֹק בִּלְשׁוֺנוֺ מִןֿ‎ ‎הַמַּיִם‎ Judg 7:5, like of dog vJudg 7:5 (absolute); of dogs lapping up blood (accusative), 1Kgs 21:19 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 22:38. Pi`el Participle plural with article ‎הַמְֿלַקְקִים‎ Judg 7:6 (‎בְּיָדָם אֶלפִּֿיהֶם‎ is erroneous gloss, see GFM), vJudg 7:7 in both = lap, lap up (= Oal vJudg 7:5).

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