Word Study · Strong's H3243 · Hebrew
יָנַק
yanaq
yaw-nak'
Strong's 1890 spelling: yânaq
“to suck”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to suck; causatively, to give milk
Rendered in the KJV as
milch, nurse(-ing mother), (give, make to) suck(-ing child, -ling).
- 33occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 15 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 31inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 33 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 31
- יוֹנֵ֖ק3
- אִינָֽק׃1
- הֵינִ֥יקָה1
- הֵינִ֖יקוּ1
- הַיֹּנֵ֔ק1
- וְהֵינִקִ֣הוּ1
- וְיוֹנֵ֖ק1
- וְיוֹנֵ֔ק1
- וַיֵּנִקֵ֤הֽוּ1
- וְיֹנְקֵ֖י1
- וְֽיֹנְקִים֮1
- וְיָנַקְתְּ֙1
and 19 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 27
- a suckling-child4
- and suckling-child2
- and you will suck2
- suckling-nurse his2
- [the] suckling-child of1
- [the] suckling-nurse of1
- a suckling-nurse1
- and he suckled him1
- and she suckled1
- and she suckled him1
- and suckle him1
- and suckling-children1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 27
- noun · masculine singular5
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular2
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural1
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
- HC/Vhu3fs1
- conjunction (“and”) + verb · causative (hiphil), command · 2nd person feminine singular + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
- Hc/Vhw3fs1
- Hc/Vhw3fs/Sp3ms1
- Hc/Vhw3ms/Sp3ms1
- Hc/Vqq2fs1
- Hc/Vqq2mp1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsa · 5
- HC/Ncmsa · 2
- HNcfsc/Sp3ms · 2
- HC/Ncmpa · 1
- HC/Ncmpc · 1
- HC/Vhu3fs · 1
- HC/Vhv2fs/Sp3ms · 1
- Hc/Vhw3fs · 1
- Hc/Vhw3fs/Sp3ms · 1
- Hc/Vhw3ms/Sp3ms · 1
- Hc/Vqq2fs · 1
- Hc/Vqq2mp · 1
All 33, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Isaiah6 of 33 · 18%
- Genesis4 of 33 · 12%
- Exodus4 of 33 · 12%
- Deuteronomy3 of 33 · 9%
- 1 Samuel3 of 33 · 9%
Isaiah carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Genesis4 occurrences
- Genesis 21:7הֵינִ֥יקָהheinikahverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person feminine singularShe added, “Who would have told Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age.”here: she has suckled
- Genesis 24:59מֵנִקְתָּ֑הּmeniktahnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularSo they sent their sister Rebekah on her way, along with her nurse and Abraham’s servant and his men.here: suckling-nurse her
- Genesis 32:15מֵינִיק֛וֹתmeinikotverb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine plural30 milk camels with their young, 40 cows, 10 bulls, 20 female donkeys, and 10 male donkeys.here: suckling
- Genesis 35:8מֵינֶ֣קֶתmeineketnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Now Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under the oak below Bethel. So Jacob named it Allon-bachuth.here: [the] suckling-nurse of
Exodus4 occurrences
- Exodus 2:7מֵינֶ֔קֶתmeineketnoun · feminine singularThen his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and call one of the Hebrew women to nurse the child for you?”here: a suckling-nurse
- Exodus 2:7וְתֵינִ֥קveteinikHC/Vhu3fsThen his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and call one of the Hebrew women to nurse the child for you?”here: so she may suckle
- Exodus 2:9וְהֵינִקִ֣הוּveheinikihuconjunction (“and”) + verb · causative (hiphil), command · 2nd person feminine singular + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularPharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this child and nurse him for me, and I will pay your wages.” So the woman took the boy and nursed him.here: and suckle him
- Exodus 2:9וַתְּנִיקֵֽהוּ׃vatenikehuHc/Vhw3fs/Sp3msPharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this child and nurse him for me, and I will pay your wages.” So the woman took the boy and nursed him.here: and she suckled him
Deuteronomy3 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 32:13וַיֵּנִקֵ֤הֽוּvaiyenikehuHc/Vhw3ms/Sp3msHe made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him the produce of the field. He nourished him with honey from the rock and oil from the flinty crag,here: and he suckled him
- Deuteronomy 32:25יוֹנֵ֖קyoneknoun · masculine singularOutside, the sword will take their children, and inside, terror will strike the young man and the young woman, the infant and the gray-haired man.here: a suckling-child
- Deuteronomy 33:19יִינָ֔קוּyinakuverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine pluralThey will call the peoples to a mountain; there they will offer sacrifices of righteousness. For they will feast on the abundance of the seas and the hidden treasures of the sand.”here: they will suck
1 Samuel3 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 1:23וַתֵּ֣ינֶקvateinekHc/Vhw3fs“Do what you think is best,” her husband Elkanah replied, “and stay here until you have weaned him. Only may the LORD confirm His word.” So Hannah stayed and nursed her son until she had weaned him.here: and she suckled
- 1 Samuel 15:3יוֹנֵ֔קyoneknoun · masculine singularNow go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’”here: a suckling-child
- 1 Samuel 22:19יוֹנֵ֑קyoneknoun · masculine singularHe also put to the sword Nob, the city of the priests, with its men and women, children and infants, oxen, donkeys, and sheep.here: suckling-child
Job2 occurrences
- Job 3:12אִינָֽק׃ʾinakverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 1st person common singularWhy were there knees to receive me, and breasts that I should be nursed?here: I will suckle
- Job 20:16יִינָ֑קyinakverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularHe will suck the poison of cobras; the fangs of a viper will kill him.here: he sucks
Isaiah6 occurrences
- Isaiah 11:8יוֹנֵ֖קyoneknoun · masculine singularThe infant will play by the cobra’s den, and the toddler will reach into the viper’s nest.here: a suckling-child
- Isaiah 49:23מֵינִ֣יקֹתַ֔יִךְmeinikotayikhnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singularKings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”here: suckling-nurses your
- Isaiah 60:16וְיָנַקְתְּ֙veyanaktHc/Vqq2fsYou will drink the milk of nations and nurse at the breasts of royalty; you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.here: and you will suck
- Isaiah 60:16תִּינָ֑קִיtinakiverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 2nd person feminine singularYou will drink the milk of nations and nurse at the breasts of royalty; you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.here: you will suck
- Isaiah 66:11תִּֽינְקוּ֙tinekuverb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 2nd person masculine pluralso that you may nurse and be satisfied at her comforting breasts; you may drink deeply and delight yourselves in her glorious abundance.here: you may suck
- Isaiah 66:12וִֽינַקְתֶּ֑םvinaktemHc/Vqq2mpFor this is what the LORD says: “I will extend peace to her like a river, and the wealth of nations like a flowing stream; you will nurse and be carried on her arm, and bounced upon her knees.here: and you will suck
Lamentations3 occurrences
- Lamentations 2:11וְיוֹנֵ֔קveyonekconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularMy eyes fail from weeping; I am churning within. My heart is poured out in grief over the destruction of the daughter of my people, because children and infants faint in the streets of the city.here: and suckling-child
- Lamentations 4:3הֵינִ֖יקוּheinikuverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person common pluralEven jackals offer their breasts to nurse their young, but the daughter of my people has become cruel, like an ostrich in the wilderness.here: they suckle
- Lamentations 4:4יוֹנֵ֛קyoneknoun · masculine singularThe nursing infant’s tongue clings in thirst to the roof of his mouth. Little children beg for bread, but no one gives them any.here: a suckling-child