la.chakh describes licking, whether consuming what is before it or licking dust in scenes of submission.

The attested uses show licking in two settings: consuming or clearing up something before the subject, and licking dust in acts or images of abasement before another. The consuming use appears in the fire taking up water and in the ox comparison, while the dust scenes involve enemies, nations, or creatures before a superior figure.

1. Licking up or consuming what lies before it · common

   In 1 Kings 18:38, the Piel perfect form occurs as the fire takes up the water in the conduit; the APB renders the clause "it licked up the water that was in the conduit." In Numbers 22:4, the Piel imperfect form occurs in Moab's comparison of the assembly with an ox taking up the field's green; the APB renders "as the ox licks up the green of the field."

   1 Kings 18:38Numbers 22:4
2. Licking dust in abasement imagery · dominant

   In Isaiah 49:23, Psalm 72:9, and Micah 7:17, Piel imperfect masculine plural forms occur with dust: kings and queens bow with faces to the ground, enemies are set before a ruler, and creatures that crawl are compared with those who lick dust. The APB renders "lick the dust of your feet," "lick the dust," and "lick dust like the serpent."

   Isaiah 49:23Psalm 72:9Micah 7:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently uses "lick" or "lick up" in these clauses. Its English confirms the verse-level scenes rather than supplying a separate lexical distinction.