H4008 H4008
rash utterance, impulsive statement (from lips)
A term for rash or impulsive utterance, specifically an unguarded promise or vow spoken hastily. Numbers 30:6, 8 uses it in the context of vow legislation: if a woman makes a rash utterance with her lips, binding herself by oath impulsively, her father or husband may nullify it. The term emphasizes thoughtless speech that creates binding obligations—words spoken without proper deliberation.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Refers to rash utterance or impulsive statement from the lips. Found in Numbers 30:6, 8 in laws about women's vows: 'a rash utterance of her lips by which she bound herself' describes hasty promises or vows made without full consideration. The construct form 'utterance of her lips' emphasizes speech as the source. The context is legal—establishing when such impulsive commitments can be annulled. The term warns against careless speech that creates binding obligations. 2×
AR["فَلْتَةَ", "فَلْتَةُ"]·ben["উচ্চারণ"]·DE["utterance-von"]·EN["utterance-of"]·FR["utterance-de"]·heb["מבטא"]·HI["उच्चारण"]·ID["ucapan"]·IT["utterance-di"]·jav["pangucap"]·KO["말한-것을"]·PT["pronúncia-de"]·RU["изречение"]·ES["pronunciamiento-de"]·SW["tamko-la"]·TR["sözü", "sözünü"]·urd["بول"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† מִבְטָא n.[m.] rash utterance, מִבְטָא שׂפתיה Nu 30:7, 9.