What does עוֹלֵל mean in the Bible?
עוֹלֵל is a Hebrew word meaning "a suckling".
Hebrew · H5768
עוֹלֵל
A suckling
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עוֹלֵלH5768
What does עוֹלֵל mean in the Bible?
עוֹלֵל is a Hebrew word meaning "a suckling".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5768?
The BSB source-word alignment has 20 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the children (3), children (2), because children (1), child (1), dash their little ones (1).
Where does עוֹלֵל appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Samuel 15:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Lamentations (5), Jeremiah (3), Psalms (3), 1 Samuel (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itthe children3×Jeremiah 6:11, Jeremiah 9:21, Joel 2:16
children2×1 Samuel 15:3, 1 Samuel 22:19
because children1×Lamentations 2:11
child1×Jeremiah 44:7
dash their little ones1×2 Kings 8:12
Her children1×Lamentations 1:5
Her infants1×Nahum 3:10
like an infant1×Job 3:16
Little children1×Lamentations 4:4
of children1×Psalms 8:2
of your children1×Lamentations 2:19
the infants1×Lamentations 2:20
their children1×Micah 2:9
Their infants1×Isaiah 13:16
their little ones1×Hosea 13:16
to their children1×Psalms 17:14
your infants1×Psalms 137:9
Show sample aligned rows
1 Samuel 15:3מֵֽעֹלֵל֙tochildrenPreposition-m | Noun - masculine singular1 Samuel 22:19מֵעוֹלֵ֖לtochildrenPreposition-m | Noun - masculine singular2 Kings 8:12וְעֹלְלֵיהֶ֣םtodash their little onesConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralJob 3:16כְּ֝עֹלְלִ֗יםtolike an infantPreposition-k | Noun - masculine pluralPsalms 8:2עֽוֹלְלִ֨ים׀toof childrenNoun - masculine pluralPsalms 17:14לְעוֹלְלֵיהֶֽם׃toto their childrenPreposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralPsalms 137:9עֹ֝לָלַ֗יִךְtoyour infantsNoun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singularIsaiah 13:16וְעֹלְלֵיהֶ֥םtoTheir infantsConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralJeremiah 6:11עוֹלָל֙tothe childrenNoun - masculine singularJeremiah 9:21עוֹלָל֙tothe childrenNoun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row1 Samuel 15:3
Aligned rows20
Books represented11
1 Samuel22 Kings1Job1Psalms3Isaiah1Jeremiah3Lamentations5Hosea1Joel1Micah1Nahum1
Source forms
עוֹלָל֙2x‘ō·w·lālJeremiah 6:11, Jeremiah 9:21
וְעֹלְלֵיהֶ֣ם1xwə·‘ō·lə·lê·hem2 Kings 8:12
וְעֹלְלֵיהֶ֥ם1xwə·‘ō·lə·lê·hemIsaiah 13:16
כְּ֝עֹלְלִ֗ים1xkə·‘ō·lə·lîmJob 3:16
לְעוֹלְלֵיהֶֽם׃1xlə·‘ō·wl·lê·hemPsalms 17:14
מֵעוֹלֵ֖ל1xmê·‘ō·w·lêl1 Samuel 22:19
מֵֽעֹלֵל֙1xmê·‘ō·lêl1 Samuel 15:3
עוֹלֵ֥ל1x‘ō·w·lêlJeremiah 44:7
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular4xJeremiah 6:11, Jeremiah 9:21, Jeremiah 44:7, Lamentations 2:11
Noun - masculine plural3xPsalms 8:2, Lamentations 4:4, Joel 2:16
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular3xLamentations 1:5, Micah 2:9, Nahum 3:10
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural2x2 Kings 8:12, Isaiah 13:16
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular2xPsalms 137:9, Lamentations 2:19
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular2x1 Samuel 15:3, 1 Samuel 22:19
Noun - masculine plural construct1xLamentations 2:20
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural1xHosea 13:16
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a suckling
Source Gloss
a suckling
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a suckling BDB: child Usage: babe, (young) child, infant, little one.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עוֹלֵל is built from this root:
עוּלH5763