The meaning of “בָּלָה”
Understanding bâlâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
consume, enjoy long, become (make, wax) old, spend, waste. - to fail - by implication to wear out, decay (causatively, c...
בָּלָה
consume, enjoy long, become (make, wax) old, spend, waste. - to fail - by implication to wear out, decay (causatively, consume, spend) 1) to wear out, become old 1a) (Qal) to wear out 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to wear out 1b2) to wear out by use, use up completely 1b3) to enjoy, use to the full
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 18:12 | “Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?” Word: בָּלָה (bâlâh) | |
| Deuteronomy 29:5 | “And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: your clothes are not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot.” Word: בָּלָה (bâlâh) | |
| Joshua 9:13 | “And these bottles of wine, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they be rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.” Word: בָּלָה (bâlâh) | |
| 1 Chronicles 17:9 | “Also I will ordain a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the beginning,” Word: בָּלָה (bâlâh) | |
| Nehemiah 9:21 | “Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not.” Word: בָּלָה (bâlâh) |
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