la.qaq denotes licking or lapping liquid, whether dogs lick blood or people lap water.

The verb describes licking or lapping liquid: dogs are said to lick blood in 1 Kings 21:19 and 1 Kings 22:38, while Judges 7:5, Judges 7:6, and Judges 7:7 distinguish men who lap water from those who kneel to drink.

1. Licking or lapping liquid · dominant

   In 1 Kings 21:19 and 1 Kings 22:38, plural verbal forms occur in clauses about dogs and blood; the APB renders the actions “licked the blood” and “licked up his blood.” In Judges 7:5, Judges 7:6, and Judges 7:7, the forms identify men who take water by lapping, contrasted with those who kneel to drink; the APB renders this group as those who “lapped.”

   Judges 7:5Judges 7:6Judges 7:71 Kings 21:191 Kings 22:38

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “lapped” for the water-drinking scene in Judges 7:5, Judges 7:6, and Judges 7:7, and “licked” or “licked up” for dogs and blood in 1 Kings 21:19 and 1 Kings 22:38. These are translation renderings of whole clauses.