[לֹעַ] noun [masculine] probably throat> (external) (compare Late Hebrew לוֺעַ jaw, cheek, Aramaic לוֺעָא, id.); — וְשַׂמְתָּ֫ שַׂכִּין בְּלֹעֶ֑ךָ Proverbs 23:2 and thou shalt put a knife to thy throat (figurative for restraining oneself from indulgence in food).