Lexical Definition
Strong's Hebrew H1104
to make away with (specifically by swallowing ); generally, to destroy
KJV usage: cover, destroy, devour, eat up, be at end, spend up, swallow down (up).
Etymology: a primitive root;
Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
. Usage: cover, destroy, devour, eat up, be at end, spend up, swallow down (up). cover, destroy, devour, eat up, be at end, spend up, swallow down (up).
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