מְתַלְּעָה mᵉthallᵉʻâh

Meaning

properly, a biter, i.e. a tooth

In the King James Version: cheek (jaw) tooth, jaw.

Derivation: contr. from H3216 (יָלַע);

Where it is used

• Job 29:17 I shattered the fangs of the unjust and snatched the prey from his teeth.
• Proverbs 30:14 there is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are knives, devouring the oppressed from the earth and the needy from among men.
• Joel 1:6 For a nation has invaded My land, powerful and without number; its teeth are the teeth of a lion, and its fangs are the fangs of a lioness.