la.ham describes swallowing imagery applied to the effect of a whisperer’s words.

The attested use presents swallowing imagery in the repeated comparison of a whisperer’s words to those who swallow and descend into the belly’s inner chambers.

1. Swallowing imagery for received words · dominant

   In Proverbs 18:8 and Proverbs 26:22, the same masculine plural Hithpael participle occurs in the comparison involving a whisperer’s words. In Proverbs 18:8 the APB renders the comparison “like those who swallow,” followed by descent into the inner chambers of the belly; Proverbs 26:22 presents the same imagery.

   Proverbs 18:8Proverbs 26:22

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across Proverbs 18:8 and Proverbs 26:22, the APB presents the clause as “like those who swallow.” This wording confirms the verse-level image without isolating every contribution of the Hebrew form.