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yānaq יָנַק ‘to suck’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root

yānaq v
1) to suckle, nurse, suck
 1a) (Qal)
  1a1) to suck
  1a2) suckling, babe (subst)
 1b) (Hiphil)
  1b1) to give suck to, nurse
  1b2) nursing, nursing woman, nurse (participle)

Mentioned in Genesis 21:7, 24:59, 35:8, 32:16 Exodus 2:7, 2:9 Numbers 11:12 Deuteronomy 32:25, 32:13, 33:19 1 Samuel 1:23, 15:3, 22:19 1 Kings 3:21 2 Kings 11:2 Isaiah 60:16, 66:12, 49:23, 11:8, 66:11 Jeremiah 44:7 Joel 2:16 Psalms 8:3 Job 20:16, 3:12 Song of Songs 8:1 Lamentations 4:4, 4:3, 2:11 2 Chronicles 22:11

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