ʻâlaʻ — H5966

Definition

verb

to sip up

1. to suck up (meaning uncertain)
1. (Piel) to drink

Usually translated as

suck up

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

• anachōréō (G402)
• krýptō (G2928)
• pleurá (G4125)

Occurrences

ʻâlaʻ occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Job (1)

• Job 39:30 — Her young ones also suck up (יְעַלְעוּ) blood: and where the slain are, there is she.