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בֶ֫לַע — Brown–Driver–Briggs | Berean Institutes

Brown–Driver–Briggs: בֶ֫לַע

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בֶ֫לַע

belaʿ

swallowing

בֶ֫לַע n.[m.] swallowing, devouring, thing swallowed.

1. swallowing = destruction

2. thing swallowed

Brown–Driver–Briggs — CC-BY-4.0

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB) Hebrew Lexicon, openscriptures/HebrewLexicon, CC BY 4.0. Curated by Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project.