Strong's Number 1104

The Linked Word Project

Transliteration:

bala` {beh'-lah}

Word Origin:

a primitive root

TWOT:

251

Part of Speech:

verb

Usage in the KJV:

swallow ... 34, destroy 9, devour 3, covered 1, at...end 1

Total: 48

Definition:

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