Strong’s H1105 · Hebrew
בֶּלַע
belaʻ · beh'-lah
Origin from בָּלַע (H1104);
Meaning a gulp; figuratively, destruction
In the King James Version devouring, that which he hath swallowed up.
In 2 verses of the King James Version
- Psalms 52:4Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
- Jeremiah 51:44And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath swallowed up: and the nations shall not flow together any more unto him: yea, the wall of Babylon shall fall.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.