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I have to disagree that name- calling isn't abuse
Sure if someone shouts something to me on the street I don't care.
...but I did care that people called me ugly every schoolday for most of my time at school
Long- lasting, repeated bullying is abuse, even if it is "only" words.
[h=6]עָלַל[/h]The KJV translates Strong's H5953 in the following manner: glean (4x), done (3x), abuse (3x), mock (2x), affecteth (1x), children (1x), do (1x), defiled (1x), practise (1x), throughly (1x), wrought wonderfully (1x), wrought (1x).
Outline of Biblical Usage [?]
Sure if someone shouts something to me on the street I don't care.
...but I did care that people called me ugly every schoolday for most of my time at school
Long- lasting, repeated bullying is abuse, even if it is "only" words.
[h=6]עָלַל[/h]The KJV translates Strong's H5953 in the following manner: glean (4x), done (3x), abuse (3x), mock (2x), affecteth (1x), children (1x), do (1x), defiled (1x), practise (1x), throughly (1x), wrought wonderfully (1x), wrought (1x).
Outline of Biblical Usage [?]
- to act severely, deal with severely, make a fool of someone
- (Poel) to act severely
- (Poal) to be severely dealt with
- (Hithpael) to busy oneself, divert oneself, deal wantonly, deal ruthlessly, abuse (by thrusting through)
- (Hithpoel) to practise practices, thrust forth (in wickedness)
- (Poel) to act severely
- (Poel) to glean
- (Poel) to act or play the child
- (Poel) to insert, thrust, thrust in, thrust upon