HebrewH1105Noun (Masculine)

בֶ֫לַע

be.la

1Occurrences
H1105Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a gulp; figuratively, destruction

from H1104 (בָּלַע);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
  1. a swallowing, devouring (fig. for ruin) 2) a thing swallowed

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

בֶ֫לַע appears 1 time in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Jeremiah
1

Key Passages

Jeremiah 51:44BSB

I will punish Bel in Babylon.I will make him spew out what he swallowed.The nations will no longer stream to him;even the wall of Babylon will fall.

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