Belaʻ — H1105

Definition

masculine noun

a gulp; figuratively, destruction

1. a swallowing, devouring (fig. for ruin)
2. a thing swallowed

Usually translated as

devouring, that which he hath swallowed up

Origin

from H1104

• Derived from Bâlaʻ (H1104)

Occurrences

Belaʻ occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Psalms (1), Jeremiah (1)

• Psalms 52:4 — Thou lovest all devouring (בָ֗לַע) words, O thou deceitful tongue.
• Jeremiah 51:44 — And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath swallowed up (בִּלְעוֹ֙): and the nations shall not flow together any more unto him: yea, the wall of Babylon shall fall.