5953. alal
Lexical Summary
alal: to act severely
Original Word: עָלַל
Transliteration: alal
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-lal')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to act severely
Meaning: to effect thoroughly, to glean, to overdo, maltreat, be saucy to, pain, impose
Strong's Concordance
abuse, affect, child, defile, do, glean, mock, practice,

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, X child, defile, do, glean, mock, practise, thoroughly, work (wonderfully).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

H5953. alal

I. [עָלַל‎] verb

Po`el, act severely (toward) (Late Hebrew id., deal with (rare), and derivatives; Arabic do a thing (drink, beat, give) a second time, II. divert, occupy, see divert, occupy oneself with (food, a woman, etc.); Syriac cause, occasion, affair); — act severely, always with ל‎ person: Perfect2masculine singular לִי עוֺלַלְתָּLamentations 1:22 as thou hast acted severely to me (in punishment, subject׳י‎); ע ׳לְמִי2:20 to whom hast thou acted thus severely ?3feminine singular לְנַפְשִׁי עוֺלְלָה עֵינִי3:51 my eye deals severely with me, i.e. gives me pain (?; text dubious; compare PerlesAnal.18 Bu). Imperative masculine singular לָמוֺ עוֺלֵל1:22 deal severely with them. — See also ׳ע

denominative below

Po`al Perfect3masculine singular לִי עוֺלַל אֲשֶׁר מַכְאֹבִיLamentations 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: 1 singular בְּ חִתְעַלַּלְתִּי ׳אֶתאֲֿשֶׁרExodus 10:2 (J) how I [׳י‎] have made a toy of Egypt; especially deal wantonly, ruthlessly with (ב‎ person): 3 masculine singular הִתְעַלֵּל1 Samuel 6:6; 2feminine singular הִתְעַלַּלְתְּNumbers 22:29 (J E; Balsaam's ass); 3 plural וְהִתְעַלְּלוּ‎ consecutive 1 Samuel 31:4 = 1 Chronicles 10:4; Jeremiah 38:19; Imperfect3masculine plural וַיִּתְעַלְּלוּקּבָהּJudges 19:25 (of abusing a woman; "" אֹתָהּ וַיֵּדְעוּ‎).

Hithpo`el Infinitive construct עֲלִלוֺר לֵהִתְעוֺלֵלPsalm 141:4 to practise practices in wickedness (perhaps denominative).

[עָלַל‎] verb denominative Po`. glean (grapes or olives; לִמֵּט‎ of grain); — Imperfect2masculine singular תְּעוֺלֵלLeviticus 19:10 (object כֶּרֶם‎; "" תְּלַמֵּט‎), Deuteronomy 24:21 (absolute, + אַחֲרֶיךָ‎); 3 masculine plural figurative (+ Infinitive absolute) יִשְׂרָאֵל שְׁאֵרִית כַגֶּפֶן יְעוֺלְלוּ עוֺלֵלJeremiah 6:9; וַיְעֹלְלֻהוּJudges 20:45 they made a gleaning of them (i. e. smote the fugitives).

[עָלַל‎] verb denominative act or play the child; — only

Po`. Participle מְעוֺלֵל נֹגְשָׂיו עַמִּיIsaiah 3:12 my people — its ruler is acting the child.

III. [עָלַל‎] verb insert, thrust in (Arabic , whence yoke; compare Old Aramaic עֲלַל ᵑ7 עלל,‎, Syriac , all enter); — only

Po`. Perfect1singular קַרְנִי בֶעָפָר וְעֹלַלְתִּיJob 16:15 figurative of humiliation.








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