I. [עָלַל] verb Po`el, act severely (toward) (Late Hebrew id., deal with (rare), and derivatives; Arabic do a thing (drink, beat, give) a second time, II. divert, occupy, see divert, occupy oneself with (food, a woman, etc.); Syriac cause, occasion, affair); — act severely, always with ל person: Perfect 2 masculine singular עוֺלַלְתָּ לִי [Lam 1:22] as thou hast acted severely to me (in punishment, subject׳י); ׳לְמִי ע [Lam 2:20] to whom hast thou acted thus severely ? 3 feminine singular עֵינִי עוֺלְלָה לְנַפְשִׁי [Lam 3:51] my eye deals severely with me, i.e. gives me pain (?; text dubious; compare PerlesAnal.18 Bu). Imperative masculine singular עוֺלֵל לָמוֺ [Lam 1:22] deal severely with them. — See also ׳ע denominative below Po`al Perfect 3 masculine singular מַכְאֹבִי אֲשֶׁר עוֺלַל לִי [Lam 1:12] my pain which is severely dealt out to me. Hithpa. Perfect
1. busy, divert oneself with (compare Arabic see ), always with ב person: 1 singular ׳אֶתאֲֿשֶׁר חִתְעַלַּלְתִּי בְּ [Exod 10:2] (J) how I [׳י] have made a toy of Egypt; especially deal wantonly, ruthlessly with (ב person): 3 masculine singular הִתְעַלֵּל [1Sam 6:6] 2 feminine singular הִתְעַלַּלְתְּ [Num 22:29] (J E; Balsaam's ass); 3 plural וְהִתְעַלְּלוּ consecutive [1Sam 31:4] = [1Chr 10:4]; [Jer 38:19] Imperfect 3 masculine plural וַיִּתְעַלְּלוּקּבָהּ [Judg 19:25] (of abusing a woman; || וַיֵּדְעוּ אֹתָהּ). Hithpo`el Infinitive construct לֵהִתְעוֺלֵל עֲלִלוֺר [Ps 141:4] to practise practices in wickedness (perhaps denominative).
The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon
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