Lexicon
לוּעַ
lu.a
H3886B
H:V Hebrew

to talk wildly

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lu.a describes words spoken recklessly in the complaint voiced in Job 6:3.

The attested use describes speech characterized as reckless in the speaker's complaint in Job 6:3.

Senses in use

  1. Speaking with reckless words · dominant

    The Qal perfect third common plural form occurs in the clause concerning the speaker's words in Job 6:3. In Job 6:3 the APB renders the verse, “therefore my words have been reckless,” confirming that the statement concerns the character of the words spoken.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Job 6:3, the APB presents the clause as “my words have been reckless.” This identifies the verse's presentation rather than a precise one-to-one rendering.

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