Strong's H5953
עָלַל
- Language:
- Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament)
Definition
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)
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV Translation
In the King James Version, עָלַל is translated as: abuse, affect, [idiom] child, defile, do, glean, mock, practise, thoroughly, work (wonderfully)..
About Strong's Concordance
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Hebrew and Aramaic root word in the Old Testament. The Hebrew dictionary covers all 8,674 root words. This entry is in the public domain.