Strong's Hebrew #1110 - בָּלַק balaq (to waste)

make waste

A primitive root; to annihilate -- (make) waste.

1) to waste, lay waste, devastate
1a) (Poel) to make waste
1b) (Pual) devastated (participle)
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 252

[בָּלַק] verb waste, lay waste (Assyrian balâ‡u, Pi`el destroy, Lyon^{Sargon 61}; compare Arabic a desert) —

Po`el Participle without מ, suffix בּוֺלְקָהּ Isaiah 24:1 ("" בּוֺקֵק, subject ׳י, object הארץ); — on form (which might also be Qal Participle) compare Ol<sup>§ 254</sup> Lag<sup>GN 1882, 403</sup>; also בקק Po. Jeremiah 51:2, and intensive use of Infinitive absolute Niph`al Isaiah 24:3; further Punic (i.e. intensive) Participle Nahum 2:11 (this however perhaps largely influenced by assonance).

Pu`al Participle מְבֻלָּקָ֑ה Nahum 2:11 (׳בּוּקָה וּמְבוּקָה ומב), devastated, or as substantive a devastated city.

Strong's Hebrew: 1110. בָּלַק (balaq) — 2 Occurrences

Isaiah 24:1
HEB: בּוֹקֵ֥ק הָאָ֖רֶץ וּבֽוֹלְקָ֑הּ וְעִוָּ֣ה פָנֶ֔יהָ
NAS: waste, devastates it, distorts
KJV: empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth
INT: lays the earth devastates distorts surface

Nahum 2:10
HEB: בּוּקָ֥ה וּמְבוּקָ֖ה וּמְבֻלָּקָ֑ה וְלֵ֨ב נָמֵ֜ס
NAS: Yes, she is desolate and waste! Hearts
KJV: and void, and waste: and the heart
INT: is emptied is desolate and waste Hearts are melting