Lexical Definition
עוּל ʻûwl (ool) to nurse H:V
a primitive root
milch, (ewe great) with young.
- to suckle, i.e. give milk
1) to give suck, suckle, nurse
1a) (Qal) giving suck (participle)
Usage: 4 forms in 5 verses
Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. [עוּל] verb give suck (Arabic ,
give suck (while pregnant); compare Aramaic
foetus, sucking child;
foal, so Ethiopic Talmud עִילָה); —
Qal Participle feminine plural עָלוֺת giving suck, of cows 1Sam 6:7; 1Sam 6:10 ewes Ps 78:71 and (figurative of returning exiles) Isa 40:11 of both Gen 33:13 (J).
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 33:13 |
| 1 Samuel | 6:7 · 6:10 |
| Psalms | 78:71 |
| Isaiah | 40:11 |