Baleh בָּלֶה
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| בָּלֶה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | baleh |
| Strong's number | H1087 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | old |
| Occurrences | 5 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Joshua (2) |
Baleh (Hebrew בָּלֶה, Strong's H1087) is a Hebrew adjective meaning “old”. It occurs 5 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
worn out, old
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | old (5) |
|---|---|
| BSB | worn out (1), old (1), they put worn (1), threadbare (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Baleh, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Joshua
- Joshua 9:4They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up;acted deceptively and set out as envoys, carrying on their donkeys worn-out sacks and old wineskins, cracked and mended.
- Joshua 9:5And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy.They put worn, patched sandals on their feet and threadbare clothing on their bodies, and their whole supply of bread was dry and moldy.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 23:43Then said I unto her that was old in adulteries, Will they now commit whoredoms with her, and she with them?Then I said of her who had grown old in adulteries: ‘Now let them use her as a prostitute, for that is all she is!’
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).