עוּל
ul
“to nurse”
Definition
to suckle, i.e. give milk
a primitive root;
- to give suck, suckle, nurse 1a) (Qal) giving suck (participle)
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
עוּל appears 5 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Now, therefore, prepare one new cart with two milk cows that have never been yoked. Hitch the cows to the cart, but take their calves away and pen them up.
So the men did as instructed. They took two milk cows, hitched them to the cart, and penned up their calves.
But Jacob replied, “My lord knows that the children are frail, and I must care for sheep and cattle that are nursing their young. If they are driven hard for even a day, all the animals will die.
He tends His flock like a shepherd;He gathers the lambs in His armsand carries them close to His heart.He gently leads the nursing ewes.
from tending the ewes He brought himto be shepherd of His people Jacob,of Israel His inheritance.
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