בָּלַק

Strong’s Definition

to annihilate

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

(make) waste.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.to waste, lay waste, devastate
• 2.(poel) to make waste
• 3.(pual) devastated (participle)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: bâlaq; Pronunciation: baw-lak'