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עָלַל H5953

H5953 is the Hebrew word עָלַל, transliterated ʻâlal and said aw-lal'. The King James Version most often renders it glean.

Word: עָלַלTransliteration: ʻâlalSaid: aw-lal'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 17 verses

What it means

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).

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 16 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

glean 3×abuse 2×hast done 2×things i have wrought 1×because thou hast mocked 1×abused 1×gleaned 1×wrought wonderfully 1×defiled 1×practise 1×children 1×throughly 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: abuse, affect, [idiom] child, defile, do, glean, mock, practise, thoroughly, work (wonderfully).

Verses using עָלַל

All 17 verses, quoted in full.

Exodus 10:2 · KJV

And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son’s son, what things I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I am the LORD.

Leviticus 19:10 · KJV

And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the LORD your God.

Numbers 22:29 · KJV

And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee.

Deuteronomy 24:21 · KJV

When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it afterward: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.

Judges 19:25 · KJV

But the men would not hearken to him: so the man took his concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go.

Judges 20:45 · KJV

And they turned and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of Rimmon: and they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men; and pursued hard after them unto Gidom, and slew two thousand men of them.

1 Samuel 6:6 · KJV

Wherefore then do ye harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? when he had wrought wonderfully among them, did they not let the people go, and they departed?

1 Samuel 31:4 · KJV

Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.

1 Chronicles 10:4 · KJV

Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.

Job 16:15 · KJV

I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust.

Psalm 141:4 · KJV

Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.

Isaiah 3:12 · KJV

As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.

Jeremiah 6:9 · KJV

Thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall throughly glean the remnant of Israel as a vine: turn back thine hand as a grapegatherer into the baskets.

Lamentations 1:12 · KJV

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.

Lamentations 1:22 · KJV

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 · KJV

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?

Lamentations 3:51 · KJV

Mine eye affecteth mine heart because of all the daughters of my city.

Common questions

What does Strong's H5953 mean?

H5953 is the Hebrew word עָלַל (ʻâlal), meaning 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 is H5953 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it glean (3 times), abuse (2 times), hast done (2 times), things i have wrought (1 time), because thou hast mocked (1 time), among others.

How many times does H5953 appear in the Bible?

עָלַל (ʻâlal) is tagged in 17 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H5953 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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