בְּלִיַּ֫עַל

be.liy.ya.alNoun (Masculine)H1100

Belial

From: from H1097 (בְּלִי) and H3276 (יַעַל);(often in connection with H376 (אִישׁ), H802 (אִשָּׁה), H1121 (בֵּן), etc.)

Short Definition

without profit, worthlessness; by extension, destruction, wickedness

Full Lexicon Entry

A name like sa.tan (*שָׂטָן *"Satan" H7854) This name means worthless, base, wicked

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology H:N-M

DescriptionH:N-M

Occurrences

22 times

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

1 Samuel
6
2 Samuel
4
Proverbs
3
1 Kings
2
Judges
2

Key Passages

  • 1 Kings 21:10
  • 1 Samuel 2:12
  • 2 Chronicles 13:7
  • 2 Samuel 23:6
  • Job 34:18

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