בָּלַע (bâlaʻ) — Cover
Hebrew word study: בָּלַע (bâlaʻ), Strong's H1104. to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy
KJV translation words: cover, destroy, devour, eat up, be at end, spend up, swallow down (up).
Strong's H1104 is tagged on 49 words in 48 verses across 15 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 41:7 and last appears in Habakkuk 1:13.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 48)
- Genesis 41:7 — וַתִּבְלַעְנָה — and they swallowed
- Genesis 41:24 — וַתִּבְלַעְןָ — and they swallowed
- Exodus 7:12 — וַיִּבְלַע — and it swallowed up
- Exodus 15:12 — תִּבְלָעֵמוֹ — it swallowed up them
- Numbers 4:20 — כְּבַלַּע — as a swallowing
- Numbers 16:30 — וּבָלְעָה — and it will swallow
- Numbers 16:32 — וַתִּבְלַע — and it swallowed
- Numbers 16:34 — תִּבְלָעֵנוּ — it should swallow us
- Numbers 26:10 — וַתִּבְלַע — and it swallowed
- Deuteronomy 11:6 — וַתִּבְלָעֵם — and it swallowed them
- 2 Samuel 17:16 — יְבֻלַּע — it should be swallowed up
- 2 Samuel 20:19 — תְבַלַּע — will you swallow up
- 2 Samuel 20:20 — אֲבַלַּע — I will swallow up
- Job 2:3 — לְבַלְּעוֹ — to ruin him
- Job 7:19 — בִּלְעִי — swallow I
- Job 8:18 — יְבַלְּעֶנּוּ — someone will swallow it
- Job 10:8 — וַתְּבַלְּעֵנִי — and you have swallowed me
- Job 20:15 — בָּלַע — he swallows
- Job 20:18 — יִבְלָע — he swallows it
- Job 37:20 — יְבֻלָּע — he will be swallowed up
- Psalms 21:9 — יְבַלְּעֵם — he will swallow up them
- Psalms 35:25 — בִּלַּעֲנוּהוּ — we have swallowed him
- Psalms 55:9 — בַּלַּע — confuse
- Psalms 69:15 — תִּבְלָעֵנִי — it swallow up me
- Psalms 106:17 — וַתִּבְלַע — and it swallowed up
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H1105 בֶּלַע (belaʻ), H2991 יִבְלְעָם (Yiblᵉʻâm).
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Frequently asked questions
What does bâlaʻ (H1104) mean?
To make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy.
How is H1104 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H1104 as: cover, destroy, devour, eat up, be at end, spend up, swallow down (up)..
How often does בָּלַע (bâlaʻ) appear?
Strong's H1104 is tagged on 49 words in 48 verses across 15 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 41:7 and last appears in Habakkuk 1:13.
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