בַּל

Strong’s Definition

properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually (adverb) not at all; also lest

Etymology & Derivation

from H1086 (בָּלָה);

KJV Usage

lest, neither, no, none (that...), not (any), nothing.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.not, hardly, else

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: bal; Pronunciation: bal