# יָלַע (yala)

Israeli respelling: ya-la. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H3216. 1 Old Testament occurrences.

to blurt or utter inconsiderately

King James renderings: devour.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/yala-h3216

## Occurrences

- [Proverbs 20:25](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/20/25) — It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.