Strong's Lexicon

H5763

H5763 — עוּל

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewuwlverb-stemOccurrences: 5TWOT: 1579

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H5763
Word:	עוּל
Part of Speech:	verb-stem
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	5
Transliteration:	uwl
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	`uwl (ool) v.
Meaning:	1. to suckle, i.e. give milk
KJV Renderings:	milch, (ewe great) with young.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB5877

I. [עוּל] verb give suck (Arabic [untranscribed source text 3757], [untranscribed source text 3758] give suck (while pregnant); compare Aramaic [untranscribed source text 3759] foetus, sucking child; [untranscribed source text 3760] foal, so Ethiopic Talmud עִילָה); —

Qal Participle feminine plural עָלוֺת giving suck, of cows 1Sam 6:7; 1Sam 6:10 ewes Ps 78:71 and (figurative of returning exiles) Isa 40:11 of both Gen 33:13 ( J ).

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke