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Strong's Number H1104

בָּלַע
bala` · baw-lah'
Transliteration:
bala`{baw-lah'}
Word Origin:
a primitive root
TWOT:
251
Part of Speech:
verb
Strong's Definition:
to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy
Usage in the KJV:
swallow ... 30, destroy 9, devour 4, covered 1, at...end 1

Total: 48
Occurs 49 times in the Hebrew text.
Definition:
  1. to swallow down, swallow up, engulf, eat up
    1. (Qal)
      1. to swallow down
      2. to swallow up, engulf
    2. (Niphal) to be swallowed up
    3. (Piel)
      1. to swallow
      2. to swallow up, engulf
      3. squandering (fig.)
    4. (Pual) to be swallowed up
    5. (Hithpael) to be ended
TDNT - Theological Dictionary of the New Testament
TWOT - Theological Word Book of the Old Testament