בָּלַע

Qal Perfect בָּלַע Job 20,15, suffix בְּלָעַנִי Jer 51,34 (Qr, compare ᵐ5 Kt נוּ-); 3 feminine singular בָּֽלְעָה 4 Mos 16,30 3 plural suffix בְּלָעוּנוּ Sl 124,3 Imperfect יִבְלָ֑ע Job 20,18, וַיִּבְלַע 2 Mos 7,12, suffix יִבְלָעֶנָּה Es 28,4 3 feminine singular וַתִּבְלַע 4 Mos 16,32 + 2 t.; suffix תִּבְלָעֵנִי Sl 69,16, תִּבְלָעֵנוּ 4 Mos 16,34, וַתִּבְלָעֵם 5 Mos 11,6, תִּבְלָעֵמוֺ 2 Mos 15,12 3 masculine plural suffix יִבְלָעֻהוּ Hos 8,7 3 feminine plural וַתִּבְלַעְנָה 1 Mos 41,7, וַתִּבְלַעְןָ 1 Mos 41,24 1 plural suffix נִבְלָעֵם Ord 1,12 Infinitive לִבְלֹעַ Jon 2,1 suffix בִּלְעִי Job 7,19 —

1. swallow down, with accusative Job 7,19; Es 28,4, subject דָּג Jon 2,1 subject שִׁבֳּלִים 1 Mos 41,7; 1 Mos 41,24 מַטֶּה 2 Mos 7,12.

2. swallow up, engulf, subject אֶרֶץ 2 Mos 15,12; 4 Mos 16,30; 4 Mos 16,32; 4 Mos 16,34; 4 Mos 26,10; 5 Mos 11,6; Sl 106,17 figurative of greed Job 20,15 (object חַיִל; opposed to קיא vomit); of violence, extortion Ord 1,12 (כִּשְׁאוֺל); of devastation by enemy Hos 8,7; Jer 51,34; Sl 124,3 over-whelming by calamity Sl 69,16 (subject מצולה); of full enjoyment, profit Job 20,18 (no object) Niph`al Perfect נִבְלַע Hos 8,8, נִבְלְעוּ Es 28,7 — swallowed up, i.e. devastated Hos 8,8 engulfed by wine (yet compare Pi`el Es 3,12) Es 28,7 (מןהֿיין ׳נ, || שָׁגוּ בַשֵּׁכָר). Pi`el Perfect בִּלַּע Es 25,8 + 3 t.; וּבִלַּע consecutive Es 25,7 3 plural בִּלֵּ֑עוּ Es 3,12 1 plural בִּלָּ֑עְנוּ Klg 2,16, suffix בִּלַּעֲנוּהוּ Sl 35,25 Imperfect יְבַלַּעֿ Ord 19,28, suffix 3 masculine singular יְבַלְּעֶנּוּ Job 8,18; Ord 21,20 יְבַלְּעֵם Sl 21,10 3 feminine singular suffix 3 masculine singular תְּבַלְּעֶנּוּ Praed 10,12 2 masculine singular תְּבַלַּע 2 Sam 20,19, suffix וַתְּבַלְּעֵנִי Job 10,8 1 singular אֲבַלַּע 2 Sam 20,20, אֲבַלֵּ֑עַ Es 19,3 Imperative בַּלַּע Sl 55,10 Infinitive בַּלַּע 4 Mos 4,20; Hab 1,13, בַּלֵּ֑עַ Klg 2,8, suffix בַּלְּעוֺ Job 2,3 Participle suffix מְבַלְּעָ֑יִךְ Es 49,19 —

1. swallow 4 Mos 4,20 (כְּבַלַּע as a swallowing = for an instant); elsewhere

2. swallow up, engulf, usually with accusative,
\ \ a. figurative of destruction, ruin, Es 3,12 (object דֶּרֶךְ); (Ba from a √ II. בלע confound, compare Di; see also Es 9,15; Es 19,3; Es 28,7; Sl 55,10; Sl 107,27); subject ׳י Klg 2,2; Klg 2,5 (twice in verse); Klg 2,8; Job 2,3; Job 10,8; Sl 21,10 (|| אכל), Es 19,3 (object עֵצָה), i.e. confuse, confound; so Sl 55,10 בַּלַּע אֲדֹנָי פַּלַּג לְשׁוֺנָם confuse, Lord, divide their speech (compare בלל 1 Mos 11,7; 1 Mos 11,9 & see De Che); subject wicked men, enemies Sl 35,25; Es 49,19 compare Klg 2,16 (absolute) Hab 1,13 object reflexive in sense Praed 10,12 = annihilate Es 25,7; Es 25,8
\ \ b. literally = destroy 2 Sam 20,19; 2 Sam 20,20 (|| הִשְׁחִית); indefinite subject Job 8,18 ממקמו ׳יב;
\ \ c. figurative for greedily (seize, adopt) practise Ord 19,28, for extravagance, squandering Ord 21,20. Pu`al Imperfect יְבֻלַּע 2 Sam 17,16, יְבֻלָּ֑ע Job 37,20 Participle מְבֻלָּעִים Es 9,15 — be swallowed up, i.e. destroyed Job 37,20 compare פֶּןיְֿבֻלַּע לַמֶּלֶךְ 2 Sam 17,16 (impersonal); ruined Es 9,15 (yet compare below Pi`el) Hithpa`el Imperfect 3 feminine singular תִּתְבַּלָּ֑ע Sl 107,27 (subject חכמה) their wisdom is all gone, 'they are at their wit's end' (compare below Pi`el)