The meaning of “בַּל”
Understanding bal reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
lest, neither, no, none (that...), not (any), nothing. - properly, a failure - by implication nothing - usually (adverb)...
בַּל
lest, neither, no, none (that...), not (any), nothing. - properly, a failure - by implication nothing - usually (adverb) not at all - also lest 1) not, hardly, else
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Psalms 16:4 | “Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.” Word: בַּל (bal) | |
| Proverbs 9:13 | “A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.” Word: בַּל (bal) | |
| Isaiah 26:18 | “We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen.” Word: בַּל (bal) |