Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H1106 |
|---|---|
| Word: | בֶּלַע |
| Part of Speech: | Name/l. |
| Etymology: | the same as H1105 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 14 |
| Transliteration: | Bela |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ` (beh'-lah) n/l. |
| Meaning: | 1. Bela, the name of a place, also of an Edomite and of two Israelites |
| KJV Renderings: | Bela. |
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II. בֶּ֫לַע
III. בֶּ֫לַע proper name [of a location] city = צֹעַר q. v. Gen 14:2; Gen 14:8.
בִּלְעֲדֵי see below בלה.
צֹ֫עַר, צ֫וֺעַר proper name [of a location] Zoar (understood as insignficance, compare Gen 19:20); — Σηλωρ, ᵐ5 L Σιλωρ, but Gen 13:10; Jer 48:34 Ζογορ(α); on ᵐ5 compare further LagBN 54 f.: city at southeast end of Dead Sea, צֹעַר Gen 13:10; Gen 14:2; Gen 14:8 (both = בֶּלַע) Deut 34:3; Isa 15:5; Jer 48:34 צוֺעַר Gen 19:22; Gen 19:30 (twice in verse); with ה locative, צֹ֫עֲרָה Gen 19:23 + Jer 48:4 (for ᵑ0 צעוריה), ᵐ5 Ζαλορα, JDMich Ew Gf Gie and others — (compare BuhlGeogr. 271. 274 GASmGeogr.506 f. 678 (App.).
