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Strong's H5768 עוֹלֵל (olel)

Olel means “suckling” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H5768
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 21
Books 11

Strong's H5768 Quick Answer

Strong's H5768 עוֹלֵל עוֹלָל (`owlel) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `owlel (o-lale') (or lolal {o-lawl'}) n-m. 1. a suckling [from H5763] It has 21 linked Bible usages across 11 books. Visible English usage signals include children, young, suckling, infants, and little. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
`owlel (o-lale') (or lolal {o-lawl'}) n-m. 1. a suckling [from H5763]
Usage
21 linked usages
Books
11 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
children, young, suckling, infants, and little

Meaning and Definition

`owlel (o-lale') (or lolal {o-lawl'}) n-m. 1. a suckling [from H5763] KJV: babe, (young) child, infant, little one. Root(s): H5763

Original Word
עוֹלֵל עוֹלָל
Transliteration
`owlel
Derivation
Root: עול First root strongs: 5763
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5768. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H5768 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render `owlel, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

children 1 Samuel 22:19 young 2 Kings 8:12 suckling 1 Samuel 15:3 child Hosea 13:16 infants Job 3:16 little Psalms 137:9

How Strong's H5768 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 21 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5768 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H5768 in the Old Testament

21 indexed usages in Old Testament.

1 Samuel 15:3 KJV

Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.

1 Samuel 22:19 KJV

And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.

2 Kings 8:12 KJV

And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child.

Usage Excerpts

First 21 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5768.

1 Samuel 15:3 Old Testament, KJV
Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.
1 Samuel 22:19 Old Testament, KJV
And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.
2 Kings 8:12 Old Testament, KJV
And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child.
Job 3:16 Old Testament, KJV
Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants which never saw light.
Psalms 8:2 Old Testament, KJV
Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
Psalms 17:14 Old Testament, KJV
From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
Psalms 137:9 Old Testament, KJV
Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.
Isaiah 3:12 Old Testament, KJV
As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.
Isaiah 13:16 Old Testament, KJV
Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.
Jeremiah 6:11 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore I am full of the fury of the LORD; I am weary with holding in: I will pour it out upon the children abroad, and upon the assembly of young men together: for even the husband with the wife shall be taken, the aged with him that is full of days.
Jeremiah 9:21 Old Testament, KJV
For death is come up into our windows, and is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from without, and the young men from the streets.
Jeremiah 44:7 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore now thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; Wherefore commit ye this great evil against your souls, to cut off from you man and woman, child and suckling, out of Judah, to leave you none to remain;
Lamentations 1:5 Old Testament, KJV
Her adversaries are the chief, her enemies prosper; for the LORD hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: her children are gone into captivity before the enemy.
Lamentations 2:11 Old Testament, KJV
Mine eyes do fail with tears, my bowels are troubled, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people; because the children and the sucklings swoon in the streets of the city.
Lamentations 2:19 Old Testament, KJV
Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out thine heart like water before the face of the LORD: lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger in the top of every street.
Lamentations 2:20 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, O LORD, and consider to whom thou hast done this. Shall the women eat their fruit, and children of a span long? shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord?
Lamentations 4:4 Old Testament, KJV
The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the young children ask bread, and no man breaketh it unto them.
Hosea 13:16 Old Testament, KJV
Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.
Joel 2:16 Old Testament, KJV
Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.
Micah 2:9 Old Testament, KJV
The women of my people have ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their children have ye taken away my glory for ever.
Nahum 3:10 Old Testament, KJV
Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets: and they cast lots for her honourable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5768, grouped by book.

1 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 3 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Lamentations 5 usages, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament
Joel 1 usage, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H5768 FAQ

What does olel (עוֹלֵל) mean?

Olel (Strong's H5768) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "suckling". `owlel (o-lale') (or lolal {o-lawl'}) n-m. 1. a suckling [from H5763]

How many times is olel (עוֹלֵל) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 21 linked usages for Strong's H5768 across 11 books.

Where can I study olel (עוֹלֵל) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5768 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate olel (עוֹלֵל)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as children, young, suckling, infants, little, and child. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.