H1104Hebrewbillaʿ

בָּלַע

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

49
Total Occurrences
15
Books
49
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Detailed Definition

  • 1to 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

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: bâlaʻ; Pronunciation: baw-lah'