Hebrew word study

עָלַלʻâlal — to effect thoroughly

Pronounced “aw-lal'”

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)

Translated in the King James as: abuse, affect, child, defile, do, glean, mock, practise, thoroughly, work (wonderfully).

Appears 20 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Exodus — 1×
Exodus 10:2
Leviticus — 1×
Leviticus 19:10
Numbers — 1×
Numbers 22:29
Deuteronomy — 1×
Deuteronomy 24:21
Judges — 2×
Judges 19:25Judges 20:45
1 Samuel — 2×
1 Sam 6:61 Sam 31:4
1 Chronicles — 1×
1 Chr 10:4
Job — 1×
Job 16:15
Psalms — 1×
Psalms 141:4
Isaiah — 1×
Isaiah 3:12
Jeremiah — 3×
Jeremiah 6:9Jeremiah 38:19+ 1 more in Jeremiah
Lamentations — 5×
Lam 1:12Lam 1:22Lam 2:20Lam 3:51+ 1 more in Lamentations

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