בָּלַג

«בָּלַג» in the Tanakh dictionary: gleam — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

Used: 4 times · Key: 1082 · BDB: בָּלַג

Glosses

that.I.may.be.cheerful (2); I.will.be.cheerful (1); who].causes.to.flash (1)

Meaning (OSHB)

gleam tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

vb. gleam, smile tree →

The whole BDB entry

vb. gleam, smile (Arabic بَلِجَ )—only Impf. 1 s. c. וְ subord. וְאַבְלִ֫יגָה Jb 9:27 + 2 times; Pt. מַבְלִיג Am 5:9;— shew a smile, look cheerful ψ 39:14 Jb 9:27; 10:20. cause to burst or flash המב׳ שֹׁד על־עָ֑ז Am 5:9 (cf. Ew St).

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 4 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (2 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (2 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «בָּלַג» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Amos 5:9

הַמַּבְלִ֥יג שֹׁ֖ד עַל־עָ֑ז וְשֹׁ֖ד עַל־מִבְצָ֥ר יָבֽוֹא׃

Word for word: the.[one who].causes.to.flash devastation on [the].strong and devastation on a.fortress it.will.come

JPS 1917: That causeth destruction to flash upon the strong, so that destruction cometh upon the fortress.

Job 9:27

אִם־אָ֭מְרִי אֶשְׁכְּחָ֣ה שִׂיחִ֑י אֶעֶזְבָ֖ה פָנַ֣י וְאַבְלִֽיגָה׃

Word for word: if my.saying [is] I.will.forget complaint my I.will.let.loose face my and I.will.be.cheerful

JPS 1917: If I say: 'I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad countenance, and be of good cheer',

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