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Isaiah 33:24
“And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
בַּלbal · bal
H1077 · Hebrew
H1077 · Hebrew
- Definition
- properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually (adverb) not at all; also lest
- Derivation
- from H1086 (בָּלָה);
- KJV renderings
- lest, neither, no, none (that...), not (any), nothing.
- Grammar
- וּ — conjunction
- בַל — particle (negative)
- Usage
- Occurs 72 times in the Hebrew Bible.1 Chronicles 16:30Job 41:15Psalms 10:4Psalms 10:6Psalms 10:11
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 בַּל 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.