Alal means “glean” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Strong's H5953 עָלַל (`alal) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `alal (aw-lal') v. 1. to effect thoroughly 2. specifically, to glean (also figuratively) It has 17 linked Bible usages across 11 books. Visible English usage signals include glean and gleaned. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
`alal (aw-lal') v. 1. to effect thoroughly 2. specifically, to glean (also figuratively) 3. (by implication) (in a bad sense) to overdo, i.e. maltreat, be saucy to, pain, impose (also literal) [a primitive root] KJV: abuse, affect, X child, defile, do, glean, mock, practise, thoroughly, work (wonderfully).
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5953. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
to abuse
Usage: 1) to act severely, deal with severely, make a fool of someone 1a) (Poel) to act severely 1b) (Poal) to be severely dealt with 1c) (Hithpael) to busy oneself, divert oneself, deal wantonly, deal ruthlessly, abuse (by thrusting through) 1d) (Hithpoel) to practise practices, thrust forth (in wickedness)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render `alal, 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.
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.
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17 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, what things I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I am the LORD.
And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the LORD your God.
And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee.
First 17 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5953.
And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, what things I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I am the LORD.
And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the LORD your God.
And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee.
When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it afterward: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
But the men would not hearken to him: so the man took his concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go.
And they turned and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of Rimmon: and they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men; and pursued hard after them unto Gidom, and slew two thousand men of them.
Wherefore then do ye harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? when he had wrought wonderfully among them, did they not let the people go, and they departed?
Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust.
Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall throughly glean the remnant of Israel as a vine: turn back thine hand as a grapegatherer into the baskets.
And Zedekiah the king said unto Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews that are fallen to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they mock me.
Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the LORD hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.
Let all their wickedness come before thee; and do unto them, as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions: for my sighs are many, and my heart is faint.
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?
Mine eye affecteth mine heart because of all the daughters of my city.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5953, grouped by book.
Alal (Strong's H5953) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "glean". `alal (aw-lal') v. 1. to effect thoroughly 2. specifically, to glean (also figuratively)
This page currently indexes 17 linked usages for Strong's H5953 across 11 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5953 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as glean and gleaned. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.