יָנַק

Strong’s Definition

to suck; causatively, to give milk

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

milch, nurse(-ing mother), (give, make to) suck(-ing child, -ling).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to suckle, nurse, suck
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(hiphil)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: yânaq; Pronunciation: yaw-nak'