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Lexicon :: Strong's H5953 - ʿālal

Aa
עָלַל
Transliteration
ʿālal
Pronunciation
aw-lal'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1627,1627b,16

Strong’s Definitions

עָלַל ʻâlal, aw-lal'; a primitive root; to effect thoroughly; specifically, to glean (also figuratively); by implication (in a bad sense) to overdo, i.e. maltreat, be saucy to, pain, impose (also literal):—abuse, affect, × child, defile, do, glean, mock, practise, thoroughly, work (wonderfully).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x

The KJV translates Strong's H5953 in the following manner: glean (4x), done (3x), abuse (3x), mock (2x), affecteth (1x), children (1x), do (1x), defiled (1x), practise (1x), throughly (1x), wrought wonderfully (1x), wrought (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x
The KJV translates Strong's H5953 in the following manner: glean (4x), done (3x), abuse (3x), mock (2x), affecteth (1x), children (1x), do (1x), defiled (1x), practise (1x), throughly (1x), wrought wonderfully (1x), wrought (1x).

  1. to act severely, deal with severely, make a fool of someone

    1. (Poel) to act severely

    2. (Poal) to be severely dealt with

    3. (Hithpael) to busy oneself, divert oneself, deal wantonly, deal ruthlessly, abuse (by thrusting through)

    4. (Hithpoel) to practise practices, thrust forth (in wickedness)

  2. (Poel) to glean

  3. (Poel) to act or play the child

  4. (Poel) to insert, thrust, thrust in, thrust upon

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עָלַל ʻâlal, aw-lal'; a primitive root; to effect thoroughly; specifically, to glean (also figuratively); by implication (in a bad sense) to overdo, i.e. maltreat, be saucy to, pain, impose (also literal):—abuse, affect, × child, defile, do, glean, mock, practise, thoroughly, work (wonderfully).
STRONGS H5953: Abbreviations
† I. [עָלַל] verb
Po`ēl, act severely (toward) (Late Hebrew id., deal with (rare), and derivatives; Arabic bdb075903 do a thing (drink, beat, give) a second time, II. divert, occupy, see divert, occupy oneself with (food, a woman, etc.); Syriac bdb075904 cause, occasion, affair); — act severely, always with ל person: Perfect 2nd person masculine singular עוֺלַלְתָּ לִי Lamentations 1:22 as thou hast acted severely to me (in punishment, subjectי׳); לְמִי ע׳ Lamentations 2:20 to whom hast thou acted thus severely ? 3rd person feminine singular עֵינִי עוֺלְלָה לְנַפְשִׁי Lamentations 3:51 my eye deals severely with me, i.e. gives me pain (?; text dubious; compare PerlesAnal. 18 Bu). Imperative masculine singular עוֺלֵל לָמוֺ Lamentations 1:22 deal severely with them. — See also ע׳ denominative below.
Pō`al Perfect 3rd person masculine singular מַכְאֹבִי אֲשֶׁר עוֺלַל לִי Lamentations 1:12 my pain which is severely dealt out to me.
Hithpa. Perfect
1. busy, divert oneself with (compare Arabic see), always with ב person: 1st person singular אֶתאֲֿשֶׁר חִתְעַלַּלְתִּי בְּ׳ Exodus 10:2 (J) how I [י׳] have made a toy of Egypt; especially deal wantonly, ruthlessly with (ב person): 3rd person masculine singular הִתְעַלֵּל 1 Samuel 6:6; 2nd person feminine singular הִתְעַלַּלְתְּ Numbers 22:29 (J E; Balsaam's ass); 3rd person plural וְהִתְעַלְּלוּ consecutive 1 Samuel 31:4 = 1 Chronicles 10:4; Jeremiah 38:19; Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural וַיִּתְעַלְּלוּקּבָהּ Judges 19:25 (of abusing a woman; || וַיֵּדְעוּ אֹתָהּ).
Hithpō`. Infinitive construct לֵהִתְעוֺלֵל עֲלִלוֺר Psalm 141:4 to practise practices in wickedness (perhaps denominative).

† [עָלַל] verb denominative.
Pō`. glean (grapes or olives; לִמֵּט of grain); — Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular תְּעוֺלֵל Leviticus 19:10 (object כֶּרֶם; || תְּלַקֵּט), Deuteronomy 24:21 (absolute, + אַחֲרֶיךָ); 3rd person masculine plural figurative (+ Infinitive absolute) עוֺלֵל יְעוֺלְלוּ כַגֶּפֶן שְׁאֵרִית יִשְׂרָאֵל Jeremiah 6:9; וַיְעֹלְלֻהוּ Judges 20:45 they made a gleaning of them (i. e. smote the fugitives).

† [עָלַל] verb denominative act or play the child; — only
Po`. Participle עַמִּי נֹגְשָׂיו מְעוֺלֵל Isaiah 3:12 my people — its ruler is acting the child.

† III. [עָלַל] verb insert, thrust in (Arabic bdb076001, whence bdb076002 yoke; compare Old Aramaic עלל, Targum עֲלַל, Syriac bdb076003, all enter); — only
Pō`. Perfect 1st person singular וְעֹלַלְתִּי בֶעָפָר קַרְנִי Job 16:15 figurative of humiliation.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H5954.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

10:2

Leviticus

19:10

Numbers

22:29

Deuteronomy

24:21

Judges

19:25; 20:45

1 Samuel

6:6; 31:4

1 Chronicles

10:4

Job

16:15

Psalms

141:4

Isaiah

3:12

Jeremiah

6:9; 38:19

Lamentations

1:12; 1:22; 1:22; 2:20; 3:51

H5953

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Strong's Number H5953 matches the Hebrew עָלַל (ʿālal),
which occurs 20 times in 18 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:2 - And so that you may be able to give to your son and to your son's son the story of my wonders in Egypt, and the signs which I have done among them; so that you may see that I am the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:10 - And do not take all the grapes from your vine-garden, or the fruit dropped on the earth; let the poor man, and the man from another country, have these: I am the Lord your God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:29 - And Balaam said to the ass, You have made me seem foolish: if only I had a sword in my hand I would put you to death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:21 - When you are pulling the grapes from your vines, do not take up those which have been dropped; let them be for the man from a strange land, the child without a father, and the widow.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:25 - But the men would not give ear to him: so the man took his woman and sent her out to them; and they took her by force, using her for their pleasure all night till the morning; and when dawn came they let her go.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:45

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:45 - And turning, they went in flight to the rock of Rimmon in the waste land: and on the highways five thousand of them were cut off by the men of Israel, who, pushing on hard after them to Geba, put to death two thousand more.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 6:6 - Why do you make your hearts hard, like the hearts of Pharaoh and the Egyptians? When he had made sport of them, did they not let the people go, and they went away?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:4 - Then Saul said to the servant who had the care of his arms, Take out your sword and put it through me, before these men without circumcision come and make sport of me. But his servant, full of fear, would not do so. Then Saul took out his sword, and falling on it, put an end to himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:4 - Then Saul said to the servant who had the care of his arms, Take your sword and put it through me, before these men without circumcision come and make sport of me. But his servant, full of fear, would not do so. Then Saul took out his sword, falling on it himself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:15 - I have made haircloth the clothing of my skin, and my horn is rolled in the dust.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:4 - Keep my heart from desiring any evil thing, or from taking part in the sins of the evil-doers with men who do wrong: and let me have no part in their good things.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:12 - As for my people, their ruler is acting like a child, and those who have authority over them are women. O my people, your guides are the cause of your wandering, turning your footsteps out of the right way.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:9 - This is what the Lord of armies has said: Everything will be taken from the rest of Israel as the last grapes are taken from the vine; let your hand be turned to the small branches, like one pulling off grapes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:19 - And King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, I am troubled on account of the Jews who have gone over to the Chaldaeans, for fear that they may give me up to them and they will put me to shame.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:12 - Come to me, all you who go by! Keep your eyes on me, and see if there is any pain like the pain of my wound, which the Lord has sent on me in the day of his burning wrath.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:22 - Let all their evil-doing come before you; do to them as you have done to me for all my sins: for loud is the sound of my grief, and the strength of my heart is gone.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:20 - Look! O Lord, see to whom you have done this! Are the women to take as their food the fruit of their bodies, the children who are folded in their arms? are the priest and the prophet to be put to death in the holy place of the Lord?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:51 - The Lord is unkind to my soul, more than all the daughters of my town.
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