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ʿălīlā עֲלִילָה ‘wantonness’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ʿālal עָלַל ‘to abuse / to glean / to mock / to thrust’ in the sense of effecting
Roots: עלל

ʿălīlā n, f
1) wantonness, deed, doing
 1a) wantonness
 1b) deed
 1c) practices, evil deeds

Mentioned in Deuteronomy 22:14, 22:17 1 Samuel 2:3 Isaiah 12:4 Ezekiel 36:17, 14:23, 20:44, 21:29, 24:14, 14:22, 36:19, 20:43 Zephaniah 3:11, 3:7 Psalms 66:5, 141:4, 14:1, 99:8, 78:11, 103:7, 77:13, 9:12, 105:1 1 Chronicles 16:8

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