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Hebrew · H1077

בַּל

Properly, a failure ; by implication nothing ; usually (adverb) not at all; also lest

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בַּלH1077

What does בַּל mean in the Bible?

בַּל is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, a failure ; by implication nothing ; usually (adverb) not at all; also lest".

Full entry for בַּל (H1077) · Open the biblical lexicon

Questions this entry answers

What does בַּל mean in the Bible?

בַּל is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, a failure ; by implication nothing ; usually (adverb) not at all; also lest".

How does the BSB render H1077?

The BSB source-word alignment has 72 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (8), will not (4), I will not (3), it cannot (3), never (3).

Where does בַּל appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Chronicles 16:30. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (35), Isaiah (24), Proverbs (10), 1 Chronicles (1).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
. . .8×Psalms 57:9, Psalms 140:11, Proverbs 10:30, Isaiah 33:23
will not4×Psalms 21:11, Isaiah 26:14, Isaiah 33:20
I will not3×Psalms 10:6, Psalms 16:4, Psalms 16:8
it cannot3×1 Chronicles 16:30, Psalms 93:1, Psalms 96:10
never3×Psalms 104:5, Psalms 140:10, Isaiah 43:17
among2×Psalms 44:14, Psalms 108:3
And no2×Isaiah 33:24, Isaiah 35:9
cannot2×Psalms 49:12, Proverbs 12:3
he will not2×Psalms 21:7, Proverbs 22:29
is not2×Proverbs 23:7, Proverbs 24:23
no2×Proverbs 14:7, Isaiah 26:18
nor2×Isaiah 26:18, Isaiah 33:20
they cannot2×Psalms 104:9, Isaiah 33:23
[to make] them1×Psalms 32:9
and fails1×Isaiah 26:10
and have not1×Psalms 21:2
and immovable1×Job 41:23
and never1×Psalms 10:11
but I did not1×Proverbs 23:35
but I feel no1×Proverbs 23:35
but they do not1×Isaiah 26:11
But they fail to1×Hosea 7:2
do not1×Psalms 119:121
does not1×Psalms 10:4
fail to1×Isaiah 44:9
have not1×Psalms 17:5
he does not1×Isaiah 26:10
I have no1×Psalms 16:2
I will never1×Psalms 30:6
let me not1×Psalms 141:4
may they never1×Psalms 58:8
no [evil]1×Psalms 17:3
no more1×Psalms 10:18
not1×Psalms 17:3
not one1×Isaiah 44:8
nothing1×Proverbs 9:13
on1×Psalms 149:7
or1×Psalms 16:4
she will not1×Psalms 46:5
that does not1×Isaiah 33:20
that they may never1×Psalms 104:9
they could not1×Psalms 78:44
they do not1×Psalms 147:20
They will never1×Isaiah 14:21
until none is left1×Psalms 10:15
vvv1×Isaiah 44:9
where no1×Isaiah 33:21
without1×Proverbs 19:23
Show sample aligned rows
1 Chronicles 16:30בַּל־toit cannotAdverbJob 41:23בַּל־toand immovableAdverbPsalms 10:4בַּל־todoes notAdverbPsalms 10:6בַּל־toI will notAdverbPsalms 10:11בַּל־toand neverAdverbPsalms 10:15בַל־tountil none is leftAdverbPsalms 10:18בַּל־tono moreAdverbPsalms 16:2בַּל־toI have noAdverbPsalms 16:4בַּל־toI will notAdverbPsalms 16:4וּֽבַל־toorConjunctive waw | Adverb
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row1 Chronicles 16:30
Aligned rows72
Books represented6
1 Chronicles1Job1Psalms35Proverbs10Isaiah24Hosea1
Source forms
בַּל־57xbal-1 Chronicles 16:30, Job 41:23, Psalms 10:4, Psalms 10:6
וּבַל־7xū·ḇal-Psalms 141:4, Proverbs 9:13, Proverbs 14:7, Isaiah 26:10
בַל־3xḇal-Psalms 10:15, Psalms 17:3, Proverbs 23:35
בַּֽל־2xbal-Psalms 140:10, Isaiah 35:9
בַּ֝֗ל1xbalPsalms 32:9
וּֽבַל־1xū·ḇal-Psalms 16:4
וּבַֽל־1xū·ḇal-Isaiah 26:18
Parsing patterns
Adverb63x1 Chronicles 16:30, Job 41:23, Psalms 10:4, Psalms 10:6
Conjunctive waw | Adverb9xPsalms 16:4, Psalms 141:4, Proverbs 9:13, Proverbs 14:7
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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