BDB1144
[בָּלַם] verb curb, hold in (Late Hebrew id.,) Aramaic בְּלַם, [untranscribed source text 617]) —
Qal
Infinitive
לִבְלוֺם
Ps 32:9, compare
Che.
Strong's Lexicon
H1102
H1102 — בָּלַם
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H1102 |
|---|---|
| Word: | בָּלַם |
| Part of Speech: | verb-stem |
| Etymology: | a primitive root |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | balam |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | baw-lam' |
| Meaning: | 1. to muzzle |
| KJV Renderings: | be held in. |
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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
בלם (bah-lom’)
Psalms 32:9
- KJV: Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.
- EHCC: whose mouth must be held in