Balaq בָּלַק
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| בָּלַק | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | balaq |
| Strong's number | H1110 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to waste |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Isaiah (1) |
Balaq (Hebrew בָּלַק, Strong's H1110) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to waste”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to waste, lay waste, devastate
1a) (Poel) to make waste
1b) (Pual) devastated (participle)
1a) (Poel) to make waste
1b) (Pual) devastated (participle)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | waste (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | leaves it in ruins (1), laid waste (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Balaq, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Isaiah
- Isaiah 24:1Behold, the Lord maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.Behold, the LORD lays waste the earth and leaves it in ruins. He will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants—
Nahum
- Nahum 2:10She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and much pain is in all loins, and the faces of them all gather blackness.She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale!
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).