עוּל (ʿûl) is a Hebrew verb meaning give suck. It appears 5 times in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H5763).

Also rendered

• to nurse

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1579)

Root family 1579: עוּל ʿûl — I, give suck. This root, cognate to Arabic ʿâla “nurse,” and ʿayyil “infant,” designates the feeding activity of the young of domestic animals and man. The verb occurs four times, always as a Qal active participle

• עוֹלֵל ʿôlēl — child
• עוּל ʿûl — sucking child
• עֲוִיל ʿăwîl — young boy

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