Lexical Definition

‎עָלַל‎ ʻâlal (aw-lal') to abuse ^H:V
a primitive root

abuse, affect, [idiom] child, defile, do, glean, mock, practise, thoroughly, work (wonderfully).

• to effect thoroughly
• specifically, to glean (also figuratively)
• by implication (in a bad sense) to overdo, i.e. maltreat, be saucy to, pain, impose (also literal)

1) to act severely, deal with severely, make a fool of someone
1a) (Poel) to act severely
1b) (Poal) to be severely dealt with
1c) (Hithpael) to busy oneself, divert oneself, deal wantonly, deal ruthlessly, abuse (by thrusting through)
1d) (Hithpoel) to practise practices, thrust forth (in wickedness)
2) (Poel) to glean
3) (Poel) to act or play the child
4) (Poel) to insert, thrust, thrust in, thrust upon

See Greek: γίνομαι · εἰσπορεύομαι · ἐμπαίζω · ἔρχομαι

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. [‎עָלַל‎] verb Po`el, act severely (toward) (Late Hebrew id., deal with (rare), and derivatives; Arabic do a thing (drink, beat, give) a second time, II. divert, occupy, see divert, occupy oneself with (food, a woman, etc.); Syriac cause, occasion, affair); — act severely, always with ‎ל‎ person: Perfect 2 masculine singular ‎עוֺלַלְתָּ לִי‎ Lam 1:22 as thou hast acted severely to me (in punishment, subject‎׳‎‎י‎); ‎׳‎‎לְמִי ע‎ Lam 2:20 to whom hast thou acted thus severely ? 3 feminine singular ‎עֵינִי עוֺלְלָה לְנַפְשִׁי‎ Lam 3:51 my eye deals severely with me, i.e. gives me pain (?; text dubious; compare Perles<sup>Anal.18</sup> Bu). Imperative masculine singular ‎עוֺלֵל לָמוֺ‎ Lam 1:22 deal severely with them. — See also ‎׳‎‎ע‎ denominative below Po`al Perfect 3 masculine singular ‎מַכְאֹבִי אֲשֶׁר עוֺלַל לִי‎ Lam 1:12 my pain which is severely dealt out to me. Hithpa. Perfect

1. busy, divert oneself with (compare Arabic see ), always with ‎ב‎ person: 1 singular ‎׳‎‎אֶתאֲֿשֶׁר חִתְעַלַּלְתִּי בְּ‎ Exod 10:2 (J) how I [‎׳‎‎י‎] have made a toy of Egypt; especially deal wantonly, ruthlessly with (‎ב‎ person): 3 masculine singular ‎הִתְעַלֵּל‎ 1Sam 6:6 2 feminine singular ‎הִתְעַלַּלְתְּ‎ Num 22:29 (J E; Balsaam's ass); 3 plural ‎וְהִתְעַלְּלוּ‎ consecutive 1Sam 31:4 = 1Chr 10:4; Jer 38:19 Imperfect 3 masculine plural ‎וַיִּתְעַלְּלוּקּבָהּ‎ Judg 19:25 (of abusing a woman; || ‎וַיֵּדְעוּ אֹתָהּ‎). Hithpo`el Infinitive construct ‎לֵהִתְעוֺלֵל עֲלִלוֺר‎ Ps 141:4 to practise practices in wickedness (perhaps denominative).

[‎עָלַל‎] verb denominative Po`. glean (grapes or olives; ‎לִפֵּט‎ of grain); — Imperfect 2 masculine singular ‎תְּעוֺלֵל‎ Lev 19:10 (object ‎כֶּרֶם‎; || ‎תְּלַפֵּט‎), Deut 24:21 (absolute, + ‎אַחֲרֶיךָ‎); 3 masculine plural figurative (+ Infinitive absolute) ‎עוֺלֵל יְעוֺלְלוּ כַגֶּפֶן שְׁאֵרִית‎ ‎יִשְׂרָאֵל‎ Jer 6:9 ‎וַיְעֹלְלֻהוּ‎ Judg 20:45 they made a gleaning of them (i. e. smote the fugitives).

[‎עָלַל‎] verb denominative act or play the child; — only Po`. Participle ‎עַמִּי נֹגְשָׂיו מְעוֺלֵל‎ Isa 3:12 my people — its ruler is acting the child.

III. [‎עָלַל‎] verb insert, thrust in (Arabic , whence yoke; compare Old Aramaic ‎עלל‎, ᵑ7 ‎עֲלַל‎, Syriac , all enter); — only Po`. Perfect 1 singular ‎וְעֹלַלְתִּי בֶעָפָר‎ ‎קַרְנִי‎ Job 16:15 figurative of humiliation.

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