עָלַל (ʻâlal) — Abuse
Hebrew word study: עָלַל (ʻâlal), Strong's H5953. to effect thoroughly; specifically, to glean (also figuratively); by implication (in a bad sense) to overdo, i.e. maltreat, be saucy to, pai
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
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)
KJV translation words: abuse, affect, [idiom] child, defile, do, glean, mock, practise, thoroughly, work (wonderfully).
Strong's H5953 is tagged on 20 words in 18 verses across 12 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Exodus 10:2 and last appears in Lamentations 3:51.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (all 18)
- Exodus 10:2 — הִתְעַלַּלְתִּי — I have dealt ruthlessly
- Leviticus 19:10 — תְעוֹלֵל — you will glean
- Numbers 22:29 — הִתְעַלַּלְתְּ — you have dealt wantonly
- Deuteronomy 24:21 — תְעוֹלֵל — you will glean
- Judges 19:25 — וַיִּתְעַלְּלוּ — and they abused
- Judges 20:45 — וַיְעֹלְלֻהוּ — and they gleaned him
- 1 Samuel 6:6 — הִתְעַלֵּל — he dealt wantonly
- 1 Samuel 31:4 — וְהִתְעַלְּלוּ — and they will deal wantonly
- 1 Chronicles 10:4 — וְהִתְעַלְּלוּ — and they will deal wantonly
- Job 16:15 — וְעֹלַלְתִּי — and I have inserted
- Psalms 141:4 — לְהִתְעוֹלֵל — to practice
- Isaiah 3:12 — מְעוֹלֵל — is acting like children
- Jeremiah 6:9 — עוֹלֵל — thoroughly glean
- Jeremiah 38:19 — וְהִתְעַלְּלוּ — and they will deal wantonly
- Lamentations 1:12 — עוֹלַל — it has been done
- Lamentations 1:22 — וְעוֹלֵל — and deal severely
- Lamentations 2:20 — עוֹלַלְתָּ — have you dealt severely
- Lamentations 3:51 — עוֹלְלָה — it has dealt severely
Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H4611 מַעֲלָל (maʻălâl), H5923 עֹל (ʻôl), H5948 עֲלִיל (ʻălîyl), H5949 עֲלִילָה (ʻălîylâh), H5954 עֲלַל (ʻălal), H5955 עֹלֵלָה (ʻôlêlâh), H8586 תַּעֲלוּל (taʻălûwl).
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What does ʻâlal (H5953) mean?
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).
How is H5953 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H5953 as: abuse, affect, [idiom] child, defile, do, glean, mock, practise, thoroughly, work (wonderfully)..
How often does עָלַל (ʻâlal) appear?
Strong's H5953 is tagged on 20 words in 18 verses across 12 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Exodus 10:2 and last appears in Lamentations 3:51.
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