5953. alal
Strong's Lexicon
alal: To act severely, deal with severely, make a fool of, mock, play

Original Word: עָלַל
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: alal
Pronunciation: ah-LAHL
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-lal')
Definition: To act severely, deal with severely, make a fool of, mock, play
Meaning: to effect thoroughly, to glean, to overdo, maltreat, be saucy to, pain, impose

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "alal," concepts of mockery and harsh treatment can be found in Greek words such as "ἐμπαίζω" (empaizo - to mock) and "κακοποιέω" (kakopoieo - to do harm).

Usage: The Hebrew verb "alal" primarily conveys the idea of acting in a way that is severe or harsh. It can also imply making a fool of someone, mocking, or engaging in playful behavior. The context in which it is used often determines whether the action is negative, such as mocking, or more neutral, such as playing.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, actions described by "alal" could be seen in various social interactions, from playful jesting among friends to more serious mockery or harsh treatment by enemies. The concept of mockery or making a fool of someone was significant in a society that valued honor and reputation. Such actions could lead to social shame or conflict.

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: Perfect2masculine singular עוֺלַלְתָּ לִי Lamentations 1:22 as thou hast acted severely to me (in punishment, subject׳י); ׳לְמִי ע Lamentations 2:20 to whom hast thou acted thus severely ?3feminine singular עֵינִי עוֺלְלָה לְנַפְשִׁי Lamentations 3:51 my eye deals severely with me, i.e. gives me pain (?; text dubious; compare PerlesAnal.18 Bu). Imperative masculine singular עוֺלֵל לָמוֺ Lamentations 1:22 deal severely with them. — See also ׳ע

denominative below

Po`al Perfect3masculine singular מַכְאֹבִי אֲשֶׁר עוֺלַל לִי Lamentations 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 Exodus 10:2 (J) how I [׳י] have made a toy of Egypt; especially deal wantonly, ruthlessly with (ב person): 3 masculine singular הִתְעַלֵּל 1 Samuel 6:6; 2feminine singular הִתְעַלַּלְתְּ Numbers 22:29 (J E; Balsaam's ass); 3 plural וְהִתְעַלְּלוּ consecutive 1 Samuel 31:4 = 1 Chronicles 10:4; Jeremiah 38:19; Imperfect3masculine plural וַיִּתְעַלְּלוּקּבָהּ Judges 19:25 (of abusing a woman; "" וַיֵּדְעוּ אֹתָהּ).

Hithpo`el Infinitive construct לֵהִתְעוֺלֵל עֲלִלוֺר Psalm 141:4 to practise practices in wickedness (perhaps denominative).

[עָלַל] verb denominative Po`. glean (grapes or olives; לִמֵּט of grain); — Imperfect2masculine singular תְּעוֺלֵל Leviticus 19:10 (object כֶּרֶם; "" תְּלַמֵּט), Deuteronomy 24:21 (absolute, + אַחֲרֶיךָ); 3 masculine plural figurative (+ Infinitive absolute) עוֺלֵל יְעוֺלְלוּ כַגֶּפֶן שְׁאֵרִית יִשְׂרָאֵל Jeremiah 6:9; וַיְעֹלְלֻהוּ Judges 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 Isaiah 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`. Perfect1singular וְעֹלַלְתִּי בֶעָפָר קַרְנִי Job 16:15 figurative of humiliation.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
abuse, affect, child, defile, do, glean, mock, practice,

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).

Forms and Transliterations
הִתְעַלֵּ֣ל הִתְעַלַּ֖לְתְּ הִתְעַלַּ֙לְתִּי֙ התעלל התעללת התעללתי וְהִתְעַלְּלוּ־ וְעֹלַ֖לְתִּי וְעוֹלֵ֣ל וַיְעֹֽלְלֻ֙הוּ֙ וַיִּֽתְעַלְּלוּ־ והתעללו־ ויעללהו ויתעללו־ ועולל ועללתי יְעוֹלְל֥וּ יעוללו לְהִתְע֘וֹלֵ֤ל להתעולל עֽוֹלְלָ֣ה עוֹלֵ֛ל עוֹלַ֖ל עוֹלַ֛לְתָּ עוֹלַ֣לְתָּ עולל עוללה עוללת תְעוֹלֵ֔ל תְעוֹלֵ֖ל תעולל ‘ō·w·lal ‘ō·w·lal·tā ‘ō·w·lêl ‘ō·wl·lāh ‘ōwlal ‘ōwlaltā ‘ōwlêl ‘ōwllāh hiṯ‘allalt hiṯ‘allaltî hiṯ‘allêl hiṯ·‘al·lal·tî hiṯ·‘al·lalt hiṯ·‘al·lêl hitalLalt hitalLalti hitalLel lə·hiṯ·‘ō·w·lêl ləhiṯ‘ōwlêl lehitoLel oLal oLalta oLel olLah ṯə‘ōwlêl ṯə·‘ō·w·lêl teoLel vaiyitallelu vayoleLuhu vehitallelu veoLalti veoLel way‘ōləluhū way·‘ō·lə·lu·hū way·yiṯ·‘al·lə·lū- wayyiṯ‘alləlū- wə‘ōlaltî wə‘ōwlêl wə·‘ō·lal·tî wə·‘ō·w·lêl wə·hiṯ·‘al·lə·lū- wəhiṯ‘alləlū- yə‘ōwllū yə·‘ō·wl·lū yeolLu
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Exodus 10:2
HEB: אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁ֤ר הִתְעַלַּ֙לְתִּי֙ בְּמִצְרַ֔יִם וְאֶת־
NAS: how I made a mockery of the Egyptians
KJV: son, what things I have wrought in Egypt,
INT: of your son and how made of the Egyptians my signs

Leviticus 19:10
HEB: וְכַרְמְךָ֙ לֹ֣א תְעוֹלֵ֔ל וּפֶ֥רֶט כַּרְמְךָ֖
NAS: Nor shall you glean your vineyard, nor
KJV: And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard,
INT: your vineyard Nor glean the fallen of your vineyard

Numbers 22:29
HEB: לָֽאָת֔וֹן כִּ֥י הִתְעַלַּ֖לְתְּ בִּ֑י ל֤וּ
NAS: Because you have made a mockery of me! If
KJV: unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would
INT: to the donkey Because have made If there

Deuteronomy 24:21
HEB: כַּרְמְךָ֔ לֹ֥א תְעוֹלֵ֖ל אַחֲרֶ֑יךָ לַגֵּ֛ר
NAS: the grapes of your vineyard, you shall not go over it again;
KJV: the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean [it] afterward:
INT: of your vineyard shall not go again the alien

Judges 19:25
HEB: וַיֵּדְע֣וּ א֠וֹתָהּ וַיִּֽתְעַלְּלוּ־ בָ֤הּ כָּל־
NAS: [her] out to them; and they raped her and abused her all
KJV: unto them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night
INT: her forth raped her and abused her all night

Judges 20:45
HEB: סֶ֣לַע הָֽרִמּ֔וֹן וַיְעֹֽלְלֻ֙הוּ֙ בַּֽמְסִלּ֔וֹת חֲמֵ֥שֶׁת
NAS: of Rimmon, but they caught 5000
KJV: of Rimmon: and they gleaned of them in the highways
INT: the rock of Rimmon gleaned the highways five

1 Samuel 6:6
HEB: הֲלוֹא֙ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר הִתְעַלֵּ֣ל בָּהֶ֔ם וַֽיְשַׁלְּח֖וּם
NAS: When He had severely dealt with them, did they not allow the people to go,
KJV: their hearts? when he had wrought wonderfully among them, did they not let the people go,
INT: not he had severely to go along

1 Samuel 31:4
HEB: הָאֵ֤לֶּה וּדְקָרֻ֙נִי֙ וְהִתְעַלְּלוּ־ בִ֔י וְלֹ֤א
NAS: and pierce me through and make sport of me. But his armor
KJV: and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer
INT: these through and make not would

1 Chronicles 10:4
HEB: הָעֲרֵלִ֤ים הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ וְהִתְעַלְּלוּ־ בִ֔י וְלֹ֤א
NAS: will come and abuse me. But his armor
KJV: come and abuse me. But his armourbearer
INT: uncircumcised these and abuse not would

Job 16:15
HEB: עֲלֵ֣י גִלְדִּ֑י וְעֹלַ֖לְתִּי בֶעָפָ֣ר קַרְנִֽי׃
NAS: my skin And thrust my horn
KJV: upon my skin, and defiled my horn
INT: over my skin and thrust the dust my horn

Psalm 141:4
HEB: לְדָבָ֪ר ׀ רָ֡ע לְהִתְע֘וֹלֵ֤ל עֲלִל֨וֹת ׀ בְּרֶ֗שַׁע
NAS: thing, To practice deeds of wickedness
KJV: thing, to practise wicked
INT: thing evil to practice works of wickedness

Jeremiah 6:9
HEB: יְהֹוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת עוֹלֵ֛ל יְעוֹלְל֥וּ כַגֶּ֖פֶן
NAS: of hosts, They will thoroughly glean
KJV: of hosts, They shall throughly glean
INT: the LORD of hosts will thoroughly glean as the vine

Jeremiah 6:9
HEB: צְבָא֔וֹת עוֹלֵ֛ל יְעוֹלְל֥וּ כַגֶּ֖פֶן שְׁאֵרִ֣ית
NAS: They will thoroughly glean as the vine
KJV: They shall throughly glean the remnant
INT: of hosts will thoroughly glean as the vine the remnant

Jeremiah 38:19
HEB: אֹתִ֛י בְּיָדָ֖ם וְהִתְעַלְּלוּ־ בִֽי׃ פ
NAS: me over into their hand and they will abuse me.
KJV: me into their hand, and they mock me.
INT: may give their hand will abuse

Lamentations 1:12
HEB: כְּמַכְאֹבִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר עוֹלַ֖ל לִ֑י אֲשֶׁר֙
NAS: Which was severely dealt out to me, Which
KJV: like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the LORD
INT: my pain Which was severely Which inflicted

Lamentations 1:22
HEB: רָעָתָ֤ם לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙ וְעוֹלֵ֣ל לָ֔מוֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר
NAS: before You; And deal with them as You have dealt
KJV: before thee; and do unto them, as thou hast done
INT: their wickedness before and deal after have dealt

Lamentations 1:22
HEB: לָ֔מוֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר עוֹלַ֛לְתָּ לִ֖י עַ֣ל
NAS: You; And deal with them as You have dealt with me For all
KJV: thee; and do unto them, as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions:
INT: and deal after have dealt with for all

Lamentations 2:20
HEB: וְֽהַבִּ֔יטָה לְמִ֖י עוֹלַ֣לְתָּ כֹּ֑ה אִם־
NAS: With whom have You dealt thus?
KJV: and consider to whom thou hast done this.
INT: and look whom dealt this lo

Lamentations 3:51
HEB: עֵינִי֙ עֽוֹלְלָ֣ה לְנַפְשִׁ֔י מִכֹּ֖ל
NAS: My eyes bring pain to my soul Because
KJV: Mine eye affecteth mine heart
INT: my eyes bring to my soul of all

19 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5953
19 Occurrences


hiṯ·‘al·lalt — 1 Occ.
hiṯ·‘al·lal·tî — 1 Occ.
hiṯ·‘al·lêl — 1 Occ.
lə·hiṯ·‘ō·w·lêl — 1 Occ.
‘ō·w·lal — 1 Occ.
‘ō·w·lal·tā — 2 Occ.
‘ō·w·lêl — 1 Occ.
‘ō·wl·lāh — 1 Occ.
ṯə·‘ō·w·lêl — 2 Occ.
way·yiṯ·‘al·lə·lū- — 1 Occ.
way·‘ō·lə·lu·hū — 1 Occ.
wə·hiṯ·‘al·lə·lū- — 3 Occ.
wə·‘ō·lal·tî — 1 Occ.
wə·‘ō·w·lêl — 1 Occ.
yə·‘ō·wl·lū — 1 Occ.
















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