Ala עָלַע
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| עָלַע | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | ala |
| Strong's number | H5966 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to suck |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Ala (Hebrew עָלַע, Strong's H5966) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to suck”. It occurs 1 time in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to suck up (meaning uncertain)
1a) (Piel) to drink
1a) (Piel) to drink
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | up (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | feast (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Ala, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Job
- Job 39:30Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she.His young ones feast on blood; and where the slain are, there he is.”
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).