בָּלַג

ba.lagVerbH1082

be cheerful

From: a primitive root;

Short Definition

to break off or loose (in a favorable or unfavorable sense), i.e. desist (from grief) or invade (with destruction)

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. to gleam, smile 1a) (Hiphil) only 1a1) to show a smile, look pleasant 1a2) to cause to burst

Grammar

Part of Speech Verb

Morphology H:V

DescriptionHebrew Verb

Occurrences

3 times

Appears 3 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Job
2
Amos
1

Key Passages

  • Amos 5:9
  • Job 10:20
  • Job 9:27

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