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Genesis 19:3

וַ יִּפְצַר בָּם מְאֹד וַ יָּסֻרוּ אֵלָיו וַ יָּבֹאוּ אֶל בֵּיתֹו וַ יַּעַשׂ לָהֶם מִשְׁתֶּה וּ מַצֹּות אָפָה וַ יֹּאכֵלוּ
And he pecked661 in them greatly, and they are turning aside toward him, and they are coming in toward his house, and he is making to-themselves a drink, and has baked unleavened ones; and they are eating.
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Strong’s #6484, patsar. Strong – to peck at. BDB – to push, press. Gesenius – to beat, make blunt. Fuerst – to cut into, notch. The consensus seems to favor Strong’s definition. Occurs only 7 times. “…sorrow and teraphim-healers cause to peck…” 1 Sam. 15:23 literal