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בְּלִימָה noun [masculine] nothingness (from בְּלִי & מָה, literally not-aught) Job 26:7 who hangeth the earth on ׳ בְּ.
Strong's Lexicon
H1099
H1099 — בְּלִימָה
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H1099 |
|---|---|
| Word: | בְּלִימָה |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H1097 and H4100 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | bliymah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | bel-ee-mah' |
| Meaning: | 1. (as indef.) nothing whatever |
| KJV Renderings: | nothing. |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
בלימה (b’lee-mah’)
Job 26:7
- KJV: He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.
- EHCC: hangeth the earth upon nothing.