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Hebrew · H1089

בָּלַהּ

בָּלַהּ (bālah): Physical panic (heart trembling) becomes the root metaphor for psychological terror and existential dread

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בָּלַהּH1089
Pronunciationbālah

What does בָּלַהּ (bālah) mean in the Bible?

Full entry for בָּלַהּ (H1089) · Open the biblical lexicon

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What does בָּלַהּ (bālah) mean in the Bible?

בָּלַהּ (bālah): Physical panic (heart trembling) becomes the root metaphor for psychological terror and existential dread

How does the BSB render H1089?

The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include and make them afraid (1).

Where does בָּלַהּ (bālah) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ezra 4:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezra (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
and make them afraid1×Ezra 4:4
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Ezra 4:4וּמְבַלַהִיםtoand make them afraidConjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural
Usage map

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

First aligned rowEzra 4:4
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Ezra1
Source forms
וּמְבַלַהִים1xū·mə·ḇa·la·hīmEzra 4:4
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural1xEzra 4:4
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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

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