Strong's Lexicon

H1098

H1098 — בְּלִיל

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewbliylnoun mascOccurrences: 3TWOT: 248a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H1098
Word:בְּלִיל
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H1101
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:3
Transliteration:bliyl
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:bel-eel'
Meaning:1. mixed 2. (specifically) feed (for cattle)
KJV Renderings:corn, fodder, provender.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB1139

בְּלִיל noun masculine Isa 30:24 fodder (Aramaic [untranscribed source text 615]; compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 616] moisture of fresh pasture) — בְּלִיל Isa 30:24 suffix בְּלִילוֺ Job 6:5; Job 24:6 — fodder (strictly, mixed fodder, farrago) Job 6:5 as growing in field Job 24:6 compare Isa 30:24.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

בליל (b’leel)

Job 6:5

KJV: Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?when he…: Heb. at grass?
EHCC: or loweth the ox over his fodder?

Isaiah 80:24

EHCC: shall eat clean provender,
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