Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H5953

Strong's H5953 · Hebrew

עָלַל

ʻâlal · /aw-lal'/

Number
H5953
Language
Hebrew
Original word
עָלַל
Transliteration
ʻâlal
Pronunciation
aw-lal'
KJV occurrences
18 verses

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)

KJV: abuse, affect, [idiom] child, defile, do, glean, mock, practise, thoroughly, work (wonderfully).

Root / derivation: a primitive root;

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered עָלַל across 18 verses.

done3×
glean3×
abuse2×
abused1×
affecteth1×
children1×
defiled1×
do1×
gleaned1×
mock1×
mocked1×
practise1×
throughly1×
wonderfully1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

18 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Exodus1 verse
Leviticus1 verse
Numbers1 verse
Deuteronomy1 verse
Judges2 verses
1 Samuel2 verses
1 Chronicles1 verse
Job1 verse
Psalms1 verse
Isaiah1 verse
Jeremiah2 verses
Lamentations4 verses
Lamentations 1:12

Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the LORD hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger. Is it: or, It is nothing pass by: Heb. pass by the way?

Lamentations 1:22

Let all their wickedness come before thee; and do unto them, as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions: for my sighs are many, and my heart is faint.

Lamentations 2:20

Behold, O LORD, and consider to whom thou hast done this. Shall the women eat their fruit, and children of a span long? shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord? of a span: or, swaddled with their hands?

Lamentations 3:51

Mine eye affecteth mine heart because of all the daughters of my city. mine heart: Heb. my soul because: or, more than all

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H5953 (ʻâlal) 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 many times does H5953 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H5953 (עָלַל) appears in 18 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “done.”

How is ʻâlal translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H5953 is rendered as “done” (3×), “glean” (3×), “abuse” (2×), “abused” (1×), among other words.

Where does the Hebrew word עָלַל come from?

a primitive root;