The meaning of “עוֹלֵל”
Understanding ʻôwlêl reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or עֹלָל ʻôlâl (o-lawl'); from עוּל babe, (young) child, infant, little one. - a suckling 1) child, boy
עוֹלֵל
or עֹלָל ʻôlâl (o-lawl'); from עוּל babe, (young) child, infant, little one. - a suckling 1) child, boy
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Samuel 22:19 | “And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.” Word: עוֹלֵל (ʻôwlêl) | |
| Job 3:16 | “Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants which never saw light.” Word: עוֹלֵל (ʻôwlêl) | |
| Isaiah 13:16 | “Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.” Word: עוֹלֵל (ʻôwlêl) | |
| Lamentations 2:19 | “Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out thine heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger in the top of every street.” Word: עוֹלֵל (ʻôwlêl) | |
| Joel 2:16 | “Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.” Word: עוֹלֵל (ʻôwlêl) |
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