בָּשַׁל

ba.shalVerbH1310

to boil

From: a primitive root;

Short Definition

properly, to boil up; hence, to be done in cooking; figuratively to ripen

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. to boil, cook, bake, roast, ripen, grow ripe 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to boil, cook 1a2) to grow ripe, ripen 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to boil 1b2) to cook 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be boiled 1c2) to be sodden 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to ripen 1d2) ripen, brought to ripeness

Grammar

Part of Speech Verb

Morphology H:V

DescriptionHebrew Verb

Occurrences

22 times

Appears 22 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Exodus
5
Ezk
3
1 Samuel
2
2 Kings
2
Deuteronomy
2

Key Passages

  • 1 Kings 19:21
  • 2 Kings 4:38
  • Deuteronomy 16:7
  • Exodus 29:31
  • Ezk 46:24

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