Strong's Lexicon

H5768

H5768 — עוֹלֵל עוֹלָל

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

Hebrewowlelnoun mascOccurrences: 21TWOT: 1579c

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H5768
Word:	עוֹלֵל עוֹלָל
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	from H5763
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	21
Transliteration:	owlel
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	`owlel (o-lale') (or lolal {o-lawl'}) n-m.
Meaning:	1. a suckling
KJV Renderings:	babe, (young) child, infant, little one.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB6102

עוֺלֵל, עוֺלָל noun masculine^{Lam 2:19} child; — absolute עוֺלֵל 1Sam 15:3 +, עוֺלָל Jer 6:11; Jer 9:20 usually plural עוֺלְלִים Ps 8:3, עֹלְלִים Job 3:16, עוֺלָלִים Lam 4:4; Joel 2:16 construct עֹלְלֵי Lam 2:20 suffix עֹלָלַיִךְ Ps 137:9, עֹלָלֶיהָ Mic 2:9 +, עֹלְלֵיהֶם 2Kgs 8:2 +, etc.; — child Mic 2:9; Lam 2:19; Lam 2:20; Lam 4:4 + יוֺנֵק (sometimes distinguished from men and women), 1Sam 15:3; 1Sam 22:19; Ps 8:3; Jer 44:7; Lam 2:11; Joel 2:16, || בַּחוּרִים Jer 6:11; Jer 9:20 || בָּנִים Ps 17:14 (heirs of father); dashed in pieces (רטשׁ) by foe 2Kgs 8:12; Hos 14:1; Nah 3:10; Isa 13:16, compare Ps 137:9 (נִפֵּץ); taken captive Lam 1:5 stillborn Job 3:16.

Other Resources

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