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mᵊtallᵊʿōt מְתַלְּעוֹת ‘jaw’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: contracted from yālaʿ יָלַע ‘to blurt’
Roots: ילע

mᵊtallᵊʿōt n, f
1) teeth, fangs, incisors

Mentioned in Joel 1:6 Proverbs 30:14 Job 29:17

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