Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H1105 |
|---|---|
| Word: | בֶּלַע |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H1104 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | bela |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ` (beh'-lah) n-m. |
| Meaning: | 1. a gulp 2. (figuratively) destruction |
| KJV Renderings: | devouring, that which he hath swallowed up. |
Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.
I. בֶּ֫לַע noun [masculine] swallowing, devouring, thing swallowed.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Psalms 53:4
Psalms 41:16
