Hebrew Study
Strong’s Concordance H5953
A readable Hebrew dictionary entry from Strong’s Concordance. Definitions help with word study; the meaning in a verse still depends on context.
Word study
- Source
- Strong’s Concordance
- Transliteration
- `alal
- Pronunciation
- aw-lal'
- Occurrences
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- Strong’s number
- H5953
- Brief meaning
- To effect thoroughly, specifically, to glean (also figuratively), by implication (in a bad sense) to overdo, i.e. maltreat
- Source renderings
- abuse, affect, child, defile, do, glean, mock, practise, thoroughly, work (wonderfully)
- Root word
- a primitive root
- Full definition from the source
- 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). Root word: a primitive root.
Source info
Source and edition
James Strong, Strong's Hebrew Bible Dictionary (1890); Bible Foundation text source; Michael Grier's 1996 ASCII e-text; CrossWire module 1.2.
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05953\ 5953 `alal aw-lal' a primitive root; 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):--abuse, affect, X child, defile, do, glean, mock, practise, thoroughly, work (wonderfully).