Bela בֶ֫לַע
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| בֶ֫לַע | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | bela |
| Strong's number | H1105 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | swallowing |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Psalms (1) |
Bela (Hebrew בֶ֫לַע, Strong's H1105) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “swallowing”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) a swallowing, devouring (fig. for ruin)
2) a thing swallowed
2) a thing swallowed
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | devouring (1), up (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | devours (1), what he swallowed (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Bela, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Psalms
- Psalm 52:4Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 51:44And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath swallowed up: and the nations shall not flow together any more unto him: yea, the wall of Babylon shall fall.I will punish Bel in Babylon. I will make him spew out what he swallowed. The nations will no longer stream to him; even the wall of Babylon will fall.
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).