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HebrewH1106Proper Noun (Masculine)

בֶּ֫לַע

be.la

14Occurrences
H1106Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Bela, the name of a place, also of an Edomite and of two Israelites

the same as H1105 (בֶּלַע);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at ; son of: Benjamin (H1144); brother of: Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714), Ahiram (H0297) and Jediael (H3043); father of: Ard (H0714H), Naaman (H5283H), Ezbon (H0675H), Uzzi (H5813I), Uzziel (H5816I), Jerimoth (H3406), Iri (H5901), Addar (H0146H), Gera (H1617I), Abihud (H0031), Abishua (H0050H) and Ahoah (H0265) Also named: bal.i (*בַּלְעִי *"Belaite" H1108) § Bela = "destruction" 1) a king of ) first son of Benjamin 3) a son of Ahaz, a Reubenite

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

בֶּ֫לַע appears 14 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Chronicles
7
Genesis
5
Numbers
2

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 1:43BSB

These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites:Bela son of Beor. His city was named Dinhabah.

1 Chronicles 5:8BSB

and Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel. They settled in Aroer and as far as Nebo and Baal-meon.

1 Chronicles 7:7BSB

The sons of Bela:Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, heads of their families—five in all. There were 22,034 mighty men of valor listed in their genealogies.

1 Chronicles 8:3BSB

The sons of Bela:Addar, Gera, Abihud,

Genesis 14:8BSB

Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) marched out and arrayed themselves for battle in the Valley of Siddim

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.