בָּלַע

Strong’s Definition

to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

cover, destroy, devour, eat up, be at end, spend up, swallow down (up).

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.to swallow down, swallow up, engulf, eat up
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(niphal) to be swallowed up
• 4.(piel)
• 5.(pual) to be swallowed up
• 6.(hithpael) to be ended

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: bâlaʻ; Pronunciation: baw-lah'