בָּלַע verb swallow down, swallow up, engulf (idea of quickness, suddenness) (Late Hebrew
id., Arabic
swallow, Ethiopic
eat, Aramaic
בְּלַע,
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; Assyrian
bêlû, Pi`el
destroy Zim
BP 27) —
Qal Perfect בָּלַע Job 20:15, suffix בְּלָעַנִי Jeremiah 51:34 (Qr, compare ᵐ5 Kt נוּ-); 3 feminine singular בָּֽלְעָה Numbers 16:30; 3plural suffix בְּלָעוּנוּ Psalm 124:3; Imperfect יִבְלָ֑ע Job 20:18, וַיִּבְלַע Exodus 7:12, suffix יִבְלָעֶנָּה Isaiah 28:4; 3feminine singular וַתִּבְלַע Numbers 16:32 2t.; suffix תִּבְלָעֵנִי Psalm 69:16, תִּבְלָעֵנוּ Numbers 16:34, וַתִּבְלָעֵם Deuteronomy 11:6, תִּבְלָעֵמוֺ Exodus 15:12; 3masculine plural suffix יִבְלָעֻהוּ Hosea 8:7; 3feminine plural וַתִּבְלַעְנָה Genesis 41:7, וַתִּבְלַעְןָ Genesis 41:24; 1plural suffix נִבְלָעֵם Proverbs 1:12; Infinitive לִבְלֹעַ Jonah 2:1; suffix בִּלְעִי Job 7:19; —
1 swallow down, with accusative Job 7:19; Isaiah 28:4, subject דָּג Jonah 2:1; subject שִׁבֳּלִים Genesis 41:7,24; מַטֶּה Exodus 7:12.
2 swallow up, engulf, subject אֶרֶץ Exodus 15:12; Numbers 16:30,32,34; Numbers 26:10; Deuteronomy 11:6; Psalm 106:17; figurative of greed Job 20:15 (object חַיִל; opposed to קיא vomit); of violence, extortion Proverbs 1:12 (כִּשְׁאוֺל); of devastation by enemy Hosea 8:7; Jeremiah 51:34; Psalm 124:3; over-whelming by calamity Psalm 69:16 (subject מצולה); of full enjoyment, profit Job 20:18 (no object)
Niph`al Perfect נִבְלַע Hosea 8:8, נִבְלְעוּ Isaiah 28:7; — swallowed up, i.e. devastated Hosea 8:8; engulfed by wine (yet compare
Pi`el Isaiah 3:12) Isaiah 28:7 (מןהֿיין ׳נ, "" שָׁגוּ בַשֵּׁכָר).
Pi`el Perfect בִּלַּע Isaiah 25:8 3t.; וּבִלַּע consecutive Isaiah 25:7; 3plural בִּלֵּ֑עוּ Isaiah 3:12; 1plural בִּלָּ֑עְנוּ Lamentations 2:16, suffix בִּלַּעֲנוּהוּ Psalm 35:25; Imperfect יְבַלַּעֿ Proverbs 19:28, suffix 3masculine singular יְבַלְּעֶנּוּ Job 8:18; Proverbs 21:20; יְבַלְּעֵם Psalm 21:10; 3feminine singular suffix 3 masculine singular תְּבַלְּעֶנּוּ Ecclesiastes 10:12; 2masculine singular תְּבַלַּע 2 Samuel 20:19, suffix וַתְּבַלְּעֵנִי Job 10:8; 1singular אֲבַלַּע 2 Samuel 20:20, אֲבַלֵּ֑עַ Isaiah 19:3; Imperative בַּלַּע Psalm 55:10; Infinitive בַּלַּע Numbers 4:20; Habakkuk 1:13, בַּלֵּ֑עַ Lamentations 2:8, suffix בַּלְּעוֺ Job 2:3; Participle suffix מְבַלְּעָ֑יִךְ Isaiah 49:19; —
1 swallow Numbers 4:20 (כְּבַלַּע as a swallowing = for an instant); elsewhere
2 swallow up, engulf, usually with accusative,
a. figurative of destruction, ruin, Isaiah 3:12 (object דֶּרֶךְ); (Ba from a √ II. בלע confound, compare Di; see also Isaiah 9:15; Isaiah 19:3; Isaiah 28:7; Psalm 55:10; Psalm 107:27); subject ׳י Lamentations 2:2,5 (twice in verse); Lamentations 2:8; Job 2:3; Job 10:8; Psalm 21:10 ("" אכל), Isaiah 19:3 (object עֵצָה), i.e. confuse, confound; so Psalm 55:10 בַּלַּע אֲדֹנָי מַּלַּג לְשׁוֺנָם confuse, Lord, divide their speech (compare בלל Genesis 11:7,9 & see De Che); subject wicked men, enemies Psalm 35:25; Isaiah 49:19 compare Lamentations 2:16 (absolute) Habakkuk 1:13; object reflexive in sense Ecclesiastes 10:12; = annihilate Isaiah 25:7,8;
b. literally = destroy 2 Samuel 20:19,20 ("" הִשְׁחִית); indefinite subject Job 8:18 ממקמו ׳יב;
c. figurative for greedily (seize, adopt) practise Proverbs 19:28, for extravagance, squandering Proverbs 21:20.
Pu`al Imperfect יְבֻלַּע 2 Samuel 17:16, יְבֻלָּ֑ע Job 37:20; Participle מְבֻלָּעִים Isaiah 9:15; — be swallowed up, i.e. destroyed Job 37:20; compare מֶּןיְֿבֻלַּע לַמֶּלֶךְ 2 Samuel 17:16 (impersonal); ruined Isaiah 9:15 (yet compare below Pi`el)
Hithpa`el Imperfect3feminine singular תִּתְבַּלָּ֑ע Psalm 107:27 (subject חכמה) their wisdom is all gone, 'they are at their wit's end' (compare below Pi`el)
Strong's Hebrew: 1104. בָּלַע (bala) — 49 Occurrences
Genesis 41:7
HEB: וַתִּבְלַ֙עְנָה֙ הַשִּׁבֳּלִ֣ים הַדַּקּ֔וֹת
NAS: ears swallowed up the seven
KJV: ears devoured the seven
INT: swallowed ears the thin
Genesis 41:24
HEB: וַתִּבְלַ֙עְןָ֙ הָשִׁבֳּלִ֣ים הַדַּקֹּ֔ת
NAS: ears swallowed the seven
KJV: ears devoured the seven
INT: swallowed ears and the thin
Exodus 7:12
HEB: וַיִּהְי֖וּ לְתַנִּינִ֑ם וַיִּבְלַ֥ע מַטֵּֽה־ אַהֲרֹ֖ן
NAS: staff swallowed up their staffs.
KJV: rod swallowed up their rods.
INT: turned serpents swallowed staff Aaron's
Exodus 15:12
HEB: נָטִ֙יתָ֙ יְמִ֣ינְךָ֔ תִּבְלָעֵ֖מוֹ אָֽרֶץ׃
NAS: The earth swallowed them.
KJV: the earth swallowed them.
INT: stretched your right swallowed the earth
Numbers 4:20
HEB: יָבֹ֧אוּ לִרְא֛וֹת כְּבַלַּ֥ע אֶת־ הַקֹּ֖דֶשׁ
NAS: the holy [objects] even for a moment, or they will die.
KJV: when the holy things are covered, lest they die.
INT: go to see A moment the holy will die
Numbers 16:30
HEB: אֶת־ פִּ֙יהָ֙ וּבָלְעָ֤ה אֹתָם֙ וְאֶת־
NAS: its mouth and swallows them up with all
KJV: her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that [appertain] unto them, and they go down
INT: and the ground mouth and swallows all after
Numbers 16:32
HEB: אֶת־ פִּ֔יהָ וַתִּבְלַ֥ע אֹתָ֖ם וְאֶת־
NAS: its mouth and swallowed them up, and their households,
KJV: her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses,
INT: and the earth mouth and swallowed and their households and all
Numbers 16:34
HEB: אָֽמְר֔וּ פֶּן־ תִּבְלָעֵ֖נוּ הָאָֽרֶץ׃
NAS: The earth may swallow us up!
KJV: Lest the earth swallow us up [also].
INT: said lest may swallow the earth
Numbers 26:10
HEB: אֶת־ פִּ֗יהָ וַתִּבְלַ֥ע אֹתָ֛ם וְאֶת־
NAS: its mouth and swallowed them up along with Korah,
KJV: her mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah,
INT: and the earth her mouth up with Korah
Deuteronomy 11:6
HEB: אֶת־ פִּ֔יהָ וַתִּבְלָעֵ֥ם וְאֶת־ בָּתֵּיהֶ֖ם
NAS: its mouth and swallowed them, their households,
KJV: her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households,
INT: the earth mouth and swallowed their households their tents
2 Samuel 17:16
HEB: תַּעֲב֑וֹר פֶּ֚ן יְבֻלַּ֣ע לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וּלְכָל־
NAS: who are with him will be destroyed.'
KJV: lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people
INT: cross or up the king and all
2 Samuel 20:19
HEB: בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לָ֥מָּה תְבַלַּ֖ע נַחֲלַ֥ת יְהוָֽה׃
NAS: Why would you swallow up the inheritance
KJV: in Israel: why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance
INT: Israel Why swallow the inheritance Jehovah
2 Samuel 20:20
HEB: לִ֔י אִם־ אֲבַלַּ֖ע וְאִם־ אַשְׁחִֽית׃
NAS: be it, far be it from me that I should swallow up or destroy!
KJV: far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
INT: far should swallow or destroy
Job 2:3
HEB: וַתְּסִיתֵ֥נִי ב֖וֹ לְבַלְּע֥וֹ חִנָּֽם׃
NAS: although you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.
KJV: although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.
INT: his integrity incited to ruin without
Job 7:19
HEB: תַ֝רְפֵּ֗נִי עַד־ בִּלְעִ֥י רֻקִּֽי׃
NAS: until I swallow my spittle?
KJV: from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?
INT: let until swallow spit-ting
Job 8:18
HEB: אִם־ יְבַלְּעֶ֥נּוּ מִמְּקוֹמ֑וֹ וְכִ֥חֶשׁ
NAS: If he is removed from his place,
KJV: If he destroy him from his place,
INT: If is removed his place will deny
Job 10:8
HEB: יַ֥חַד סָ֝בִ֗יב וַֽתְּבַלְּעֵֽנִי׃
NAS: me altogether, And would You destroy me?
KJV: round about; yet thou dost destroy me.
INT: together about destroy
Job 20:15
HEB: חַ֣יִל בָּ֭לַע וַיְקִאֶ֑נּוּ מִ֝בִּטְנ֗וֹ
NAS: He swallows riches, But will vomit
KJV: He hath swallowed down riches,
INT: riches swallows again his belly
Job 20:18
HEB: יָ֭גָע וְלֹ֣א יִבְלָ֑ע כְּחֵ֥יל תְּ֝מוּרָת֗וֹ
NAS: And cannot swallow [it]; As to the riches
KJV: for shall he restore, and shall not swallow [it] down: according to [his] substance
INT: what and cannot swallow to the riches of his trading
Job 37:20
HEB: אִ֝֗ישׁ כִּ֣י יְבֻלָּֽע׃
NAS: say that he would be swallowed up?
KJV: speak, surely he shall be swallowed up.
INT: A man for would be swallowed
Psalm 21:9
HEB: יְ֭הוָה בְּאַפּ֣וֹ יְבַלְּעֵ֑ם וְֽתֹאכְלֵ֥ם אֵֽשׁ׃
NAS: The LORD will swallow them up in His wrath,
KJV: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath,
INT: the LORD his wrath will swallow will devour and fire
Psalm 35:25
HEB: אַל־ יֹ֝אמְר֗וּ בִּֽלַּעֲנֽוּהוּ׃
NAS: Do not let them say, We have swallowed him up!
KJV: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
INT: not say have swallowed
Psalm 55:9
HEB: בַּלַּ֣ע אֲ֭דֹנָי פַּלַּ֣ג
NAS: Confuse, O Lord, divide
KJV: Destroy, O Lord, [and] divide
INT: Confuse Lord divide
Psalm 69:15
HEB: מַ֭יִם וְאַל־ תִּבְלָעֵ֣נִי מְצוּלָ֑ה וְאַל־
NAS: the deep swallow me up, Nor
KJV: me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit
INT: of water Nor swallow the deep Nor
Psalm 106:17
HEB: תִּפְתַּח־ אֶ֭רֶץ וַתִּבְלַ֣ע דָּתָ֑ן וַ֝תְּכַ֗ס
NAS: opened and swallowed up Dathan,
KJV: opened and swallowed up Dathan,
INT: opened the earth and swallowed Dathan and engulfed
Psalm 107:27
HEB: וְכָל־ חָ֝כְמָתָ֗ם תִּתְבַּלָּֽע׃
NAS: And were at their wits' end.
KJV: and are at their wits' end.
INT: and were at their wits' end
Psalm 124:3
HEB: אֲ֭זַי חַיִּ֣ים בְּלָע֑וּנוּ בַּחֲר֖וֹת אַפָּ֣ם
NAS: Then they would have swallowed us alive,
KJV: Then they had swallowed us up quick,
INT: Then alive have swallowed was kindled their anger
Proverbs 1:12
HEB: נִ֭בְלָעֵם כִּשְׁא֣וֹל חַיִּ֑ים
NAS: Let us swallow them alive like Sheol,
KJV: Let us swallow them up alive
INT: swallow Sheol alive
Proverbs 19:28
HEB: וּפִ֥י רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים יְבַלַּע־ אָֽוֶן׃
NAS: of the wicked spreads iniquity.
KJV: of the wicked devoureth iniquity.
INT: and the mouth of the wicked spreads iniquity
Proverbs 21:20
HEB: וּכְסִ֖יל אָדָ֣ם יְבַלְּעֶֽנּוּ׃
NAS: But a foolish man swallows it up.
KJV: but a foolish man spendeth it up.
INT: A foolish man swallows
Ecclesiastes 10:12
HEB: וְשִׂפְת֥וֹת כְּסִ֖יל תְּבַלְּעֶֽנּוּ׃
NAS: while the lips of a fool consume him;
KJV: of a fool will swallow up himself.
INT: the lips of a fool consume
Isaiah 3:12
HEB: וְדֶ֥רֶךְ אֹֽרְחֹתֶ֖יךָ בִּלֵּֽעוּ׃ ס
NAS: you lead [you] astray And confuse the direction
KJV: thee cause [thee] to err, and destroy the way
INT: the direction of your paths and confuse
Isaiah 9:16
HEB: מַתְעִ֑ים וּמְאֻשָּׁרָ֖יו מְבֻלָּעִֽים׃
NAS: And those who are guided by them are brought to confusion.
KJV: and [they that are] led of them [are] destroyed.
INT: are leading are guided are brought
Isaiah 19:3
HEB: בְּקִרְבּ֔וֹ וַעֲצָת֖וֹ אֲבַלֵּ֑עַ וְדָרְשׁ֤וּ אֶל־
NAS: within them; And I will confound their strategy,
KJV: in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel
INT: within their strategy will confound will resort to
Isaiah 25:7
HEB: וּבִלַּע֙ בָּהָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה
NAS: mountain He will swallow up the covering
KJV: And he will destroy in this mountain
INT: will swallow mountain this
Isaiah 25:8
HEB: בִּלַּ֤ע הַמָּ֙וֶת֙ לָנֶ֔צַח
NAS: He will swallow up death for all time,
KJV: He will swallow up death in victory;
INT: will swallow death for all
Isaiah 28:4
HEB: בְּעוֹדָ֥הּ בְּכַפּ֖וֹ יִבְלָעֶֽנָּה׃ ס
NAS: as it is in his hand, He swallows it.
KJV: while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up.
INT: soon his hand swallows
Isaiah 28:7
HEB: שָׁג֨וּ בַשֵּׁכָ֜ר נִבְלְע֣וּ מִן־ הַיַּ֗יִן
NAS: with strong drink, They are confused by wine,
KJV: through strong drink, they are swallowed up of
INT: reel drink are confused of wine
Isaiah 49:19
HEB: מִיּוֹשֵׁ֔ב וְרָחֲק֖וּ מְבַלְּעָֽיִךְ׃
NAS: for the inhabitants, And those who swallowed you will be far
KJV: by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away.
INT: the inhabitants will be far swallowed
Jeremiah 51:34
HEB: [בְּלָעָנוּ כ] (בְּלָעַ֙נִי֙ ק) כַּתַּנִּ֔ין
NAS: vessel; He has swallowed me like a monster,
KJV: vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon,
INT: vessel an empty cover A monster has filled
Lamentations 2:2
HEB: בִּלַּ֨ע אֲדֹנָ֜י [לֹא
NAS: The Lord has swallowed up; He has not spared
KJV: The Lord hath swallowed up all the habitations
INT: has swallowed the Lord not
Lamentations 2:5
HEB: אֲדֹנָ֤י ׀ כְּאוֹיֵב֙ בִּלַּ֣ע יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בִּלַּע֙
NAS: like an enemy. He has swallowed up Israel;
KJV: was as an enemy: he hath swallowed up Israel,
INT: the Lord an enemy has swallowed Israel has swallowed
Lamentations 2:5
HEB: בִּלַּ֣ע יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בִּלַּע֙ כָּל־ אַרְמְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ
NAS: up Israel; He has swallowed up all
KJV: Israel, he hath swallowed up all her palaces:
INT: has swallowed Israel has swallowed all palaces
Lamentations 2:8
HEB: הֵשִׁ֥יב יָד֖וֹ מִבַּלֵּ֑עַ וַיַּֽאֲבֶל־ חֵ֥ל
NAS: His hand from destroying, And He has caused rampart
KJV: his hand from destroying: therefore he made the rampart
INT: restrained his hand destroying to lament rampart
Lamentations 2:16
HEB: שֵׁ֔ן אָמְר֖וּ בִּלָּ֑עְנוּ אַ֣ךְ זֶ֥ה
NAS: They say, We have swallowed [her] up! Surely
KJV: they say, We have swallowed [her] up: certainly
INT: teeth say have swallowed Surely this
Hosea 8:7
HEB: יַֽעֲשֶׂ֔ה זָרִ֖ים יִבְלָעֻֽהוּ׃
NAS: strangers would swallow it up.
KJV: the strangers shall swallow it up.
INT: yield strangers swallow
Hosea 8:8
HEB: נִבְלַ֖ע יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל עַתָּה֙
NAS: Israel is swallowed up; They are now
KJV: Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles
INT: is swallowed Israel are now
Jonah 1:17
HEB: דָּ֣ג גָּד֔וֹל לִבְלֹ֖עַ אֶת־ יוֹנָ֑ה
NAS: fish to swallow Jonah,
KJV: fish to swallow up Jonah.
INT: fish A great to swallow Jonah become
Habakkuk 1:13
HEB: בּֽוֹגְדִ֔ים תַּחֲרִ֕ישׁ בְּבַלַּ֥ע רָשָׁ֖ע צַדִּ֥יק
NAS: when the wicked swallow up Those more
KJV: when the wicked devoureth [the man that is] more righteous
INT: deal tongue swallow the wicked righteous