1104 – בָּלַע (bala)

to swallow up

Type:	Verb Verb   Rootword
Hebrew:	בָּלַע (bala)
Pronunciation:	ba-la    Listen
Gematria:	102(2 + 30 + 70)    words with the same gematria
Origin:	a primitive root
Usage:	49 times in OT

Description

1) to swallow down, swallow up, engulf, eat up
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to swallow down
1a2) to swallow up, engulf
1b) (Niphal) to be swallowed up
1c) (Piel)
1c1) to swallow
1c2) to swallow up, engulf
1c3) squandering (fig.)
1d) (Pual) to be swallowed up
1e) (Hithpael) to be ended

Synonyms

בָּלַע	bala		H1104	(49 ggr)	to swallow up
אָכַל	achal		H0398	(810 ggr)	to eat
בָּרָה	barah		H1262	(6 ggr)	to eat
לָחַם	lacham		H3898b	(6 ggr)	to feed on
לָעַט	laat		H3938	(1 ggr)	to eat

*The bars show how many times the word is used in the Old Testament.

Word root

Word with bala as root:

בֶ֫לַע	bela	H1105	swallowing
יִבְלְעָם	Jivleam	H2991	Ibleam

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word bala was translated to the following:

ἀπόλλυμι	apollumi	G0622	perish
γεύομαι	geuomai	G1089	taste
ἐξάπινα	exapina	G1819	suddenly
καταπίνω	katapino	G2666	swallow
καταποντίζω	katapontizo	G2670	sink
κατεσθίω	katesthio, kataphago	G2719	devour
παίω	paio	G3817	smite
συνάγω	sunago	G4863	gather
ταράσσω	tarasso	G5015	trouble

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