Strong's Concordance

Hebrew-Aramaic
H1104

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Original: בּלע

Transliteration: bala (bâla‛)

Phonetic: beh'-lah

BDB 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 (figuratively)
4. (Pual) to be swallowed up
5. (Hithpael) to be ended

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 251

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Strong's Definition: A primitive root; to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally to destroy: - cover, destroy, devour, eat up, be at end, spend up, swallow down (up).

Occurrences in the (KJV) King James Version:

All Occurrences (49x)

And Destroy (1x)

And He Will Destroy (1x)

And Swallow Them Up (1x)

And Swallowed Them Up (3x)

And Swallowed Up (1x)

And They That Swallowed Thee Up (1x)

Are Covered (1x)

Be Swallowed Up (1x)

Destroy (1x)

Destroyed (1x)

Devoured (2x)

Devoureth (2x)

Down (1x)

End (1x)

From Destroying (1x)

From Me, That I Should Swallow Up (1x)

Hath Swallowed Up (1x)

He Eateth It Up (1x)

He Hath Swallowed Down (1x)

He Hath Swallowed Me Up (1x)

He Hath Swallowed Up (2x)

He Will Swallow Up (1x)

If He Destroy (1x)

Is Swallowed Up (1x)

Let Us Swallow Them Up (1x)

Me Against Him, To Destroy (1x)

Shall Swallow It Up (1x)

Shall Swallow Them Up (1x)

Spendeth It Up (1x)

Surely He Shall Be Swallowed Up (1x)

Swallow Me Up (1x)

Swallow Us Up (1x)

Swallowed (1x)

Swallowed Up (1x)

Thereof; And I Will Destroy (1x)

They Are Swallowed Up (1x)

They Had Swallowed Us Up (1x)

Till I Swallow Down (1x)

To Swallow Up (1x)

Up (1x)

We Have Swallowed Him Up (1x)

Why Wilt Thou Swallow Up (1x)

Will Swallow Up (1x)

Yet Thou Dost Destroy (1x)

All Occurrences

Genesis 41:7

And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.

Genesis 41:24

And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.

Exodus 7:12

For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.

Exodus 15:12

Thou stretchedst out thy right hand, the earth swallowed them.

Numbers 4:20

But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.

Numbers 16:30

But if the Lord make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the Lord .(d)

Numbers 16:32

And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.

Numbers 16:34

And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.

Numbers 26:10

And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died, what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men: and they became a sign.

Deuteronomy 11:6

And what he did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben: how the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and their tents, and all the substance that was in their possession, in the midst of all Israel:(a)

(b)

2 Samuel 17:16

Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Lodge not this night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that are with him.

2 Samuel 20:19

I am one of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the Lord ?

2 Samuel 20:20

And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.

Job 2:3

And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.(a)

Job 7:19

How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?

Job 8:18

If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee.

Job 10:8

Thine hands have made me and fashioned me together round about; yet thou dost destroy me.(d)

Job 20:15

He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.

Job 20:18

That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.(g)

Job 37:20

Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up.

Psalm 21:9

Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the Lord shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.

Psalm 35:25

Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.(m)

Psalm 55:9

Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

Psalm 69:15

Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.

Psalm 106:17

The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.

Psalm 107:27

They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end.(d)

Psalm 124:3

Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:

Proverbs 1:12

Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:

Proverbs 19:28

An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.(i)

Proverbs 21:20

There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.(f)

Isaiah 3:12

As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.(f)

(g)

Isaiah 9:16

For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.(i)

(j)

(k)

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Brown-Driver-Brigg's Information

All of the original Hebrew and Aramaic words are arranged by the numbering system from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible. In some cases more than one form of the word — such as the masculine and feminine forms of a noun — may be listed.

Each entry is a Hebrew word, unless it is designated as Aramaic. Immediately after each word is given its equivalent in English letters, according to a system of transliteration. Then follows the phonetic. Next follows the Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definitions given in English.

Then ensues a reference to the same word as found in Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament (TWOT), by R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, Jr., and Bruce K. Waltke. This section makes an association between the unique number used by TWOT with the Strong's number.

Thayers Information

All of the original Greek words are arranged by the numbering system from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible. The Strong's numbering system arranges most Greek words by their alphabetical order. This renders reference easy without recourse to the Greek characters. In some cases more than one form of the word - such as the masculine, feminine, and neuter forms of a noun - may be listed.

Immediately after each word is given its exact equivalent in English letters, according to the system of transliteration laid down in the scheme here following. Then follows the phonetic. Next follows the Thayer's Definitions given in English.

Then ensues a reference to the same word as found in the ten-volume Theological Dictionary of the New Testament (TDNT), edited by Gerhard Kittel. Both volume and page numbers cite where the word may be found.

The presence of an asterisk indicates that the corresponding entry in the Theological Dictionary of the New Testament may appear in a different form than that displayed in Thayers' Greek Definitions.

Strong's Hebrew and Greek Dictionaries Information

Dictionaries of Hebrew and Greek Words taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance by James Strong, S.T.D., LL.D., 1890.

Strong's Concor­dance

Hebrew-Aramaic H1104

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Strong's Concordance

Hebrew-Aramaic
H1104