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However, Greek words related to humility or lowliness might capture the broader thematic elements.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew verb "lachak" primarily means "to lick" or "to lap." It is used in the context of animals or people consuming liquids or food in a manner similar to licking. The term conveys a sense of consuming with eagerness or necessity, often in a humble or lowly manner.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, the act of licking or lapping was often associated with animals, particularly dogs. This imagery is used in the Bible to convey humility or a lowly state. The cultural context of the ancient Israelites, who were familiar with pastoral and agrarian life, would have understood this term in relation to both domesticated and wild animals. The act of lapping water, for instance, is a natural behavior observed in animals, and it is used metaphorically in Scripture to illustrate human behavior or conditions.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to lick<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>lick (4), licked (1), licks (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">לחַךְ</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>lick</b></font> (Late Hebrew <em>id.</em>; so Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">לְחַךְ</font> <img src="/bdbgif/bdb053504.gif">; Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb053505.gif">; - <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Infinitive construct</em> <font class="hebrew2">כִּלְחֹךְ</font> <a href="/interlinear/numbers/22-4.htm">Numbers 22:4</a> (E), followed by accusative; of ox licking up grass. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Pi`el</b></font> <em>Perfect</em>3feminine singular <font class="hebrew2">לִחֵ֑כָה</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/18-38.htm">1 Kings 18:38</a>; <em>Imperfect</em>3masculine plural <font class="hebrew2">יְלַחֲכוּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/numbers/22-4.htm">Numbers 22:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/micah/7-17.htm">Micah 7:17</a>; <font class="hebrew2">יְלַחֵ֑כוּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/72-9.htm">Psalm 72:9</a>; <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/43-23.htm">Isaiah 43:23</a>; <em>lick up</em> (followed by accusative), fire from heaven the water in trench <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/18-38.htm">1 Kings 18:38</a>; of Israel consuming produce of land <a href="/interlinear/numbers/22-3.htm">Numbers 22:3</a>(E); especially <font class="hebrew2">עָפָר</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ל</font> <em>lick the dust</em>, sign of humiliation <a href="/interlinear/micah/7-17.htm">Micah 7:17</a>; <a href="/interlinear/psalms/72-9.htm">Psalm 72:9</a>; <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/49-23.htm">Isaiah 49:23</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>lick up <p>A primitive root; to lick -- lick (up). <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>יְלַחֲכ֤וּ יְלַחֵ֑כוּ יְלַחֵֽכוּ׃ ילחכו ילחכו׃ כִּלְחֹ֣ךְ כלחך לִחֵֽכָה׃ לחכה׃ kil·ḥōḵ kilChoch kilḥōḵ li·ḥê·ḵāh liChechah liḥêḵāh yə·la·ḥă·ḵū yə·la·ḥê·ḵū yelachaChu yelaChechu yəlaḥăḵū yəlaḥêḵū<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/numbers/22-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 22:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/22.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מִדְיָ֗ן עַתָּ֞ה <b> יְלַחֲכ֤וּ </b> הַקָּהָל֙ אֶת־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> this horde <span class="itali">will lick</span> up all<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Now shall this company <span class="itali">lick up</span> all [that are] round about<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/22-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of Midian Now <span class="itali">will lick</span> horde all<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/22-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 22:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/22.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כָּל־ סְבִ֣יבֹתֵ֔ינוּ <b> כִּלְחֹ֣ךְ </b> הַשּׁ֔וֹר אֵ֖ת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> us, as the ox <span class="itali">licks</span> up the grass<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> us, as the ox <span class="itali">licketh up</span> the grass<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/22-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> all is around <span class="itali">licks</span> as the ox the grass<p><b><a href="/text/1_kings/18-38.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 18:38</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/18.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֲשֶׁר־ בַּתְּעָלָ֖ה <b> לִחֵֽכָה׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_kings/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and the dust, <span class="itali">and licked</span> up the water<br><a href="/kjvs/1_kings/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and the dust, <span class="itali">and licked up</span> the water<br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/18-38.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> that was trench <span class="itali">and licked</span><p><b><a href="/text/psalms/72-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 72:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/72.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְ֝אֹיְבָ֗יו עָפָ֥ר <b> יְלַחֵֽכוּ׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/72.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> him, And his enemies <span class="itali">lick</span> the dust.<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/72.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> him; and his enemies <span class="itali">shall lick</span> the dust.<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/72-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and his enemies the dust <span class="itali">lick</span><p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/49-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 49:23</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/49.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַעֲפַ֥ר רַגְלַ֖יִךְ <b> יְלַחֵ֑כוּ </b> וְיָדַ֙עַתְּ֙ כִּֽי־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/49.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to the earth <span class="itali">And lick</span> the dust<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/49.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> toward the earth, <span class="itali">and lick up</span> the dust<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/49-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the dust of your feet <span class="itali">and lick</span> and will know that<p><b><a href="/text/micah/7-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Micah 7:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/micah/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> יְלַחֲכ֤וּ </b> עָפָר֙ כַּנָּחָ֔שׁ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/micah/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">They will lick</span> the dust<br><a href="/kjvs/micah/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">They shall lick</span> the dust<br><a href="/interlinear/micah/7-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">will lick</span> the dust A serpent<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3897.htm">6 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3897.htm">Strong's Hebrew 3897<br>6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/kilchoch_3897.htm">kil·ḥōḵ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/lichechah_3897.htm">li·ḥê·ḵāh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yelachachu_3897.htm">yə·la·ḥă·ḵū — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yelachechu_3897.htm">yə·la·ḥê·ḵū — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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