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the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30
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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary Hebrew Lexicon
Strong's #1106 - בֶּלַע
Transliteration
Belaʻ
Phonetics
beh'-lah
Origin
the same as (H1105)
Parts of Speech
proper locative noun, proper masculine noun
TWOT
None
Definition
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition
- Bela = "destruction"
- n pr m
- a king of Edom
- first son of Benjamin
- a son of Ahaz, a Reubenite
- n pr loc
- one of the five cities of the plain which was spared at the intercession of Lot, and received the name of Zoar
Frequency Lists
- Book
- Word
Verse Results
ASV (14)
Genesis
5
Numbers
2
1 Chronicles
7
BSB (14)
Genesis
5
Numbers
2
1 Chronicles
7
CSB (14)
Genesis
5
Numbers
2
1 Chronicles
7
ESV (14)
Genesis
5
Numbers
2
1 Chronicles
7
KJV (14)
Genesis
5
Numbers
2
1 Chronicles
7
LEB (14)
Genesis
5
Numbers
2
1 Chronicles
7
LSB (0)
The Legacy Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number
did not use
this Strong's Number
N95 (0)
The New American Standard Bible (1995)
did not use
this Strong's Number
did not use
this Strong's Number
NAS (0)
The New American Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number
did not use
this Strong's Number
NLT (0)
The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number
did not use
this Strong's Number
WEB (14)
Genesis
5
Numbers
2
1 Chronicles
7
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
II. בֶּ֫לַע proper name, masculine 1.בֶּלַע Genesis 36:32 = 1 Chronicles 1:43; בָּ֑לַע Genesis 36:33 = 1 Chronicles 1:44 a king of Edom, בן בעור׳ב (compare בִּלְעָם & Di Genesis 36:32).
2בֶּלַע 1st son of Benjamin Genesis 46:21; Numbers 26:38,40; 1 Chronicles 7:6,7; 1 Chronicles 8:1,3(בָּ֑לַע).
3בֶּלַע a Reubenite 1 Chronicles 5:8.
III. בֶּ֫לַע proper name, of a location city = צֹעַר q. v. Genesis 14:2,8.
בִּלְעֲדֵי see below בלה.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition
בֶּלַע m. with suff. בִּלְעִי
(1) a devouring, something devoured, Jeremiah 51:44.
(2) destruction, Psalms 52:6.
(3) [Bela], pr.n. of a city on the southern shore of the Dead Sea, called also צֹעַר (little), Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:8, 19:20, seq.
(4) pr.n. m.
(a) of a king of the Edomites, Genesis 36:32.
(b) Genesis 46:21.
(c) 1 Chronicles 5:8.
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List of Word Forms
בֶ֖לַע בֶ֗לַע בֶּ֖לַע בֶּ֚לַע בֶּ֣לַע בֶּ֤לַע בֶּ֧לַע בָּ֑לַע בלע וּבֶ֙לַע֙ ובלע לְבֶ֗לַע לְבָ֑לַע לבלע bā·la‘ Bala bāla‘ be·la‘ ḇe·la‘ Bela bela‘ ḇela‘ lə·ḇā·la‘ lə·ḇe·la‘ ləḇāla‘ ləḇela‘ leVala leVela ū·ḇe·la‘ ūḇela‘ uVela Vela
