עָלַל (ʿālal) is a Hebrew verb meaning act the child. It appears 20 times in 12 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H5953).

Also rendered

• insert
• act severely
• glean
• to abuse

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1627b)

Root family 1627: עָלַל ʿālal — I, deal with severely, abuse, make a fool of someone

• מַעֲלָל maʿălāl — deed
• עֲלִילָה ʿălîlâ — wantonness
• עֹלֵלוֹת ʿōlēlôt — gleaning
• תַּעֲלוּלִים taʿălûlîm — wantonness
• עֲלִילִיָּה ʿălîlîyâ — deed

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