H5966: עָלַע
ʻâlaʻ · pronounced aw-lah' · “to suck”
Definition
to sip up
KJV translates it as: suck up.
Word origin: a primitive root;
Extended definition
1) to suck up (meaning uncertain)
1a) (Piel) to drink
1a) (Piel) to drink
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H5966 is translated
- they drink ×1
Bible verses with H5966 (ʻâlaʻ)
ʻâlaʻ appears in 1 verse.
- Job 39:30
Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she.