Midvash

לָבַטlâbaṭ

thrust down, out, or away

Pronunciation: law-bat' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3832

Meanings

Niph`al: be thrust down, away, i.e. ruined (Hosea 4:14; Proverbs 10:8; Proverbs 10:10)

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Proverbs 10:8 The wise are glad to be instructed, but babbling fools fall flat on their faces.
  • Proverbs 10:10 People who wink at wrong cause trouble, but a bold reproof promotes peace.
  • Hosea 4:14 But why should I punish them for their prostitution and adultery? For your men are doing the same thing, sinning with whores and shrine prostitutes. O foolish people! You refuse to understand, so you will be destroyed.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).