חָלַט
cha.lat
H2480
H:V
Hebrew
to catch
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Hebrew
Language
cha.lat describes the men’s quick seizing on a spoken word as an omen in 1 Kings 20:33.
In 1 Kings 20:33, cha.lat denotes the men’s quick action of seizing on a spoken word after taking it as an omen.
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Seizing quickly on a spoken word · dominant
In 1 Kings 20:33, the Hiphil sequential imperfect masculine plural form describes what the men do after taking the statement as an omen; the APB renders the clause, “quickly seized on the word.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Kings 20:33, the APB presents the action as the men having “quickly seized on the word”; This reflects the clause’s overall presentation rather than a precise lexical equivalent.