בָּלָה
ba.lah
“to become old”
Definition
to fail; by implication to wear out, decay (causatively, consume, spend)
a primitive root;
- to wear out, become old 1a) (Qal) to wear out 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to wear out 1b2) to wear out by use, use up completely 1b3) to enjoy, use to the full Aramaic equivalent: be.la (*בְּלָא *"to wear out" H1080)
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logos (G3056)
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Grammar & Morphology
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Occurrences
בָּלָה appears 11 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
And I will provide a place for My people Israel and will plant them so that they may dwell in a place of their own and be disturbed no more. No longer will the sons of wickedness oppress them as they did at the beginning
So she laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?”
Lift up your eyes to the heavens,and look at the earth below;for the heavens will vanish like smoke,the earth will wear out like a garment,and its people will die like gnats.But My salvation will last forever,and My righteousness will never fail.
So man wastes away like something rotten,like a moth-eaten garment.
He has worn away my flesh and skin;He has shattered my bones.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.