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Genesis 41:7
“And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
בָּלַעbâlaʻ · baw-lah'
H1104 · Hebrew
H1104 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- cover, destroy, devour, eat up, be at end, spend up, swallow down (up).
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- תִּבְלַ֨עְנָה֙ — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 50 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 41:24Exodus 7:12Exodus 15:12Numbers 4:20Numbers 16:30
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read בָּלַע here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.