Ul עוּל
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| עוּל | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | ul |
| Strong's number | H5763 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to nurse |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | 1 Samuel (2) |
Ul (Hebrew עוּל, Strong's H5763) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to nurse”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to give suck, suckle, nurse
1a) (Qal) giving suck (participle)
1a) (Qal) giving suck (participle)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | young (3), milch (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | milk (2), are nursing their young (1), ewes (1), nursing (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Ul, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 33:13And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me: and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die.But Jacob replied, “My lord knows that the children are frail, and I must care for sheep and cattle that are nursing their young. If they are driven hard for even a day, all the animals will die.
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 6:7Now therefore make a new cart, and take two milch kine, on which there hath come no yoke, and tie the kine to the cart, and bring their calves home from them:Now, therefore, prepare one new cart with two milk cows that have never been yoked. Hitch the cows to the cart, but take their calves away and pen them up.
- 1 Samuel 6:10And the men did so; and took two milch kine, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home:So the men did as instructed. They took two milk cows, hitched them to the cart, and penned up their calves.
Psalms
- Psalm 78:71From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.from tending the ewes He brought him to be shepherd of His people Jacob, of Israel His inheritance.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 40:11He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).