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1110 – בָּלַק (balaq)

to waste


Type:
Verb Verb
 
Rootword
Hebrew: בָּלַק (balaq)
Pronunciation: ba-laq    Listen
Gematria: 132(2 + 30 + 100)    words with the same gematria
Origin: a primitive root
Usage: 2 times in OT

Description

1) to waste, lay waste, devastate
1a) (Poel) to make waste
1b) (Pual) devastated (participle)


Synonyms

בָּלַקbalaqH1110
(2 ggr)		to waste
אָבַדavadH0006
(184 ggr)		to perish
אָלַחalachH0444
(3 ggr)		to corrupt
חָרַםcharamH2763a
(51 ggr)		to devote/destroy
כָּחַדkachadH3582
(32 ggr)		to hide
סָעַףsaafH5586
(1 ggr)		to lop
פּוּרporH6331
(3 ggr)		to break
שָׁדַדshadadH7703
(57 ggr)		to ruin
שָׁחַתshachatH7843
(146 ggr)		to ruin
שָׁמַדshamadH8045
(90 ggr)		to destroy
שָׁסָהshasahH8154
(11 ggr)		to plunder
שָׁסַסshasasH8155
(6 ggr)		to plunder
*The bars show how many times the word is used in the Old Testament.

Word root

Word with balaq as root:

בָּלָקBalaqH1111Balak

Equivalent Greek words

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

ἐρημόωeremooG2049bring to desolation

Alternative forms

Grammatical code shortcode Swedish Quantity
Verb Verb
pual participle passive ♀ sing. pual participle passive feminine singular
VPsfsa-1
Verb Verb
qal participle active ♂ sing. qal participle active masculine singular
Vqrmsc-1


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Usage in OT


1
1
Total    2

References (2 occurances in 2 verses)




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