The meaning of “בְּלוֹא”
Understanding bᵉlôwʼ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or (fully) בְּלוֹי bᵉlôwy (bel-o'ee); from בָּלָה old. - (only in plural construction) rags 1) worn out things, rags
בְּלוֹא
or (fully) בְּלוֹי bᵉlôwy (bel-o'ee); from בָּלָה old. - (only in plural construction) rags 1) worn out things, rags
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah 38:11 | “So Ebed–melech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence old cast clouts and old rotten rags, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.” Word: בְּלוֹא (bᵉlôwʼ) | |
| Jeremiah 38:12 | “And Ebed–melech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.” Word: בְּלוֹא (bᵉlôwʼ) |
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