Lexical Definition

‎יָנַק‎ yânaq (yaw-nak') to suckle ^H:V
a primitive root

milch, nurse(-ing mother), (give, make to) suck(-ing child, -ling).

• to suck
• causatively, to give milk

1) to suckle, nurse, suck
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to suck
1a2) suckling, babe (subst)
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to give suck to, nurse
1b2) nursing, nursing woman, nurse (participle)

See Greek: ἐσθίω · θηλάζω · νήπιος · τροφός

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Also see: נֵזֶק

[‎יָנַק‎] verb suck (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic ‎יְנַק‎, , and derivatives; Assyrian êni‡u, suck, SASm^{Assurbanipal i, Gloss}, mušeni‡tu, nurse, Jen^{ZA, 1886, 402}) —

Qal Perfect ‎וְיָנַקְתְּ‎ consecutive Isa 60:16 ‎וִינַקְתֶּם‎ Isa 66:12 Imperfect ‎יִינָ֑ק‎ Job 20:16 ‎אִינָ֑ק‎ Job 3:12 ‎תִּינָ֑קִי‎ Isa 60:16 ‎יִינָ֑קוּ‎ Deut 33:19 ‎תִּינְקוּ‎ Isa 66:11 Participle ‎יוֺנֵק‎ Deut 32:25 + 7 t.; ‎יֹנֵק‎ Num 11:12 ‎יוֺנְקִים‎ Ps 8:3* ‎יוֺנְקֵי‎ Joel 2:16 — suck, of infant at mother's breast, absolute Job 3:12 metaphor of abundance and honour of Jerusalem in future, Isa 66:11 absolute; followed by accusative of breast Isa 60:16 accusative of milk vIsa 60:16; Isa 66:12 followed by accusative ‎ראֹשׁ‎ ‎פְּתָנִים‎ Job 20:16 of punishment of wicked; participle followed by accusative ‎יוֺנֵק שְׁדֵי אִמִּי‎ Song 8:1 construct ‎יוֺנְקֵישָֿׁדַיִם‎ Joel 2:16 elsewhere as subt., suckling, babe Num 11:12; Deut 32:25 (opposed to ‎אִישׁ שֵׂיבָה‎); || ‎עוֺלֵל‎ 1Sam 15:3; 1Sam 22:19; Ps 8:3*; Jer 44:7; Lam 2:11 || ‎עוֺלָל‎ Lam 4:4 compare Joel 2:16 || ‎גָּמוּל‎ Isa 11:8 — on Isa 53:2 see ‎יוֺנֵק‎ below Hiph`il Perfect ‎הֵינִ֫יקָה‎ Gen 21:7 ‎הֵנִ֫יקוּ‎ Lam 4:3 Imperfect suffix ‎וַיֵּנִקֵ֫הוּ‎ Deut 32:13 3 feminine singular ‎תֵּינִק‎ Exod 2:7 ‎וַתֵּ֫נֶק‎ 1Sam 1:23 ‎וַתְּנִיקֵ֫הוּ‎ Exod 2:9 Imperative feminine singular suffix ‎הֵינִקִ֫הוּ‎ vExod 2:9 Infinitive ‎לְהֵינִיק‎ 1Kgs 3:21 Participle ‎מֵינֶ֫קֶת‎ Exod 2:7 construct id. Gen 35:8 ‎מֵנִקְתּוֺ‎ 2Kgs 11:2 ‎מֵינִקְתּוֺ‎ 2Chr 22:11 ‎מֵנִקְתָּהּ‎ Gen 24:59 ‎מֵינִיקוֺת‎ Gen 32:16* ‎מֵינִיקִתַיִךְ‎ Isa 49:23 — give suck to, nurse, followed by accusative Gen 21:7; 1Kgs 3:21; Exod 2:7; Exod 2:9; 1Sam 1:23 cause to suck honey, figurative Deut 32:13 (2 accusative); of animals Lam 4:3 followed by accusative; participle feminine = nursing, ‎אִשָּׁה מֵינֶקֶת‎ Exod 2:7 literally a nursing woman, a nurse; ‎׳‎‎מ‎ alone as substantive = nurse Gen 24:59 (J), Gen 35:8 (E; ‎דְּבֹרָה‎), 2Kgs 11:2 2 Che 2Kgs 22:11 metaphor Isa 49:23 of camels ‎גְּמַלִּים מֵינִיקוֺת‎ Gen 32:16*.

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