בֶלַע

«בֶלַע» in the Tanakh dictionary: swallowing — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 1 verse in layers.

Used: 1 times · Key: 1105 · BDB: בֶּ֫לַע

Glosses

thing (1)

Meaning (OSHB)

swallowing tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

swallowing, devouring, thing swallowed tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.[m.] swallowing, devouring, thing swallowed. swallowing = destruction, דִּבְרֵי־בָ֑לַע ψ 52:6 devouring words (‖ לְשׁוֹן מִרְמָה). thing swallowed בִּלְעוֹ, Je 51:44 וְהֹצֵאתִי את־ב׳ מִפִּיו and I will bring forth that which he hath swallowed out of his mouth.

Why these entries: BDB: headword without dagesh, part of speech agrees, 1 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses (5 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (5 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

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

In the verses

Jeremiah 51:44

וּפָקַדְתִּ֨י עַל־בֵּ֜ל בְּבָבֶ֗ל וְהֹצֵאתִ֤י אֶת־בִּלְעוֹ֙ מִפִּ֔יו וְלֹֽא־יִנְהֲר֥וּ אֵלָ֛יו ע֖וֹד גּוֹיִ֑ם גַּם־חוֹמַ֥ת בָּבֶ֖ל נָפָֽלָה׃

Word for word: and I.will.visit.[judgment] on Bel in Babylon and I.will.bring.out (et) thing his.swallowed from mouth his and not they.will.stream to him again nations also the.wall of.Babylon it.will.fall

JPS 1917: And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath swallowed up, and the nations shall not flow any more unto him; yea, the wall of Babylon shall fall.

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