בָּלַע
ba.la
“to swallow up”
Definition
to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy
a primitive root;
- to swallow down, swallow up, engulf, eat up 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to swallow down 1a2) to swallow up, engulf 1b) (Niphal) to be swallowed up 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to swallow 1c2) to swallow up, engulf 1c3) squandering (fig.) 1d) (Pual) to be swallowed up 1e) (Hithpael) to be ended
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logos (G3056)
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Occurrences
בָּלַע appears 43 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Now send quickly and tell David, ‘Do not spend the night at the fords of the wilderness, but be sure to cross over. Otherwise the king and all the people with him will be swallowed up.’”
And the thin heads of grain swallowed the seven plump ones.I told this dream to the magicians, but no one could explain it to me.”
These also stagger from wineand stumble from strong drink:Priests and prophets reel from strong drinkand are befuddled by wine.They stumble because of strong drink,muddled in their visions and stumbling in their judgments.
Should He be told that I want to speak?Would a man ask to be swallowed up ?
and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households—all Korah’s men and all their possessions.
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