עָלַע
ala · suck up
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H5966 · appears 1 time in the Bible
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ala (עָלַע) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “suck up”.
To suck up, to sip. It appears only once in the Bible (Job 39:30).
How to say it
a·la
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Where it appears
- Job 39:30
And its young suck up blood, and where the dead are, there it is.”