Strongs Number: H3243
- Hebrew Word
- יָנַק
- Transliteration
- yânaq
- Phonetic
- yaw-nak'
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Strongs Definition
-
to suck; causatively to give milk
- BDB Definition
-
1. to suckle, nurse, suck
a. (Qal)
1. to suck
2. suckling, babe (subst)
b. (Hiphil)
1. to give suck to, nurse
2. nursing, nursing woman, nurse (participle)
- Origin
- A primitive root
- Bible Usage
- {milch} nurse (-ing {mother}) {give} make to) suck (-ing {child} -ling).