- Original: ילע - Transliteration: Yala` - Phonetic: yaw-lah' - Definition: 1. (Qal) to speak rashly, talk wildly a. (TWOT) to swallow, swallow down - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 1098 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root; to blurt or utter inconsiderately: - devour. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • devoureth, 1 Proverbs 20:25