עוֹלֵל (ʿôlēl) is a Hebrew noun meaning child. It appears 20 times in 11 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H5768).

Also rendered

• infant

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1579c)

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

• עוּל ʿûl — give suck
• עוּל ʿûl — sucking child
• עֲוִיל ʿăwîl — young boy

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