עֲלַל
ʻălal · al-al'
to enter; causatively, to introduce
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H5953 (עָלַל) (in the sense of thrusting oneself in),
to enter; causatively, to introduce
- to enter
- causatively, to introduce
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: bring in, come in, go in.
Letters
- עAyin70
Picture: an eye
- Concrete
- eye · spring of water
- Extended
- to see · to know · experience · to watch
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to see and know › authority, the one who leads › authority, the one who leads
To see and know of authority, the one who leads of authority, the one who leads.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of עֲלַל above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
14 occurrences · 14 OT · 0 NT · 13 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- came3 · 23%
- went in2 · 15%
- brought in2 · 15%
- to bring2 · 15%
- bring me in1 · 8%
- have been brought1 · 8%
- he went1 · 8%
- of musick brought1 · 8%
Where it is used, by book.
- Daniel14
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.