The meaning of “בָּלַג”
Understanding bâlag reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
comfort, (recover) strength(-en). - to break off or loose (in a favorable or unfavorable sense), i.e. desist (from grief...
בָּלַג
comfort, (recover) strength(-en). - to break off or loose (in a favorable or unfavorable sense), i.e. desist (from grief) or invade (with destruction) 1) to gleam, smile 1a) (Hiphil) only 1a1) to show a smile, look pleasant 1a2) to cause to burst
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Job 9:27 | “If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:” Word: בָּלַג (bâlag) | |
| Job 10:20 | “Are not my days few? cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,” Word: בָּלַג (bâlag) | |
| Psalms 39:13 | “O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more. ” Word: בָּלַג (bâlag) | |
| Amos 5:9 | “That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.” Word: בָּלַג (bâlag) |
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