בָּלַל

Strong’s Definition

to overflow (specifically with oil.); by implication, to mix; to fodder

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root; (also denominatively from H1098 (בְּלִיל)) to fodder

KJV Usage

anoint, confound, [idiom] fade, mingle, mix (self), give provender, temper.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.to mix, mingle, confuse, confound
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(hithpoel) to mix oneself (among others)
• 4.(hiphil) to fade away

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: bâlal; Pronunciation: baw-lal'