What does בָּלַק (bālaq) mean in the Bible?
בָּלַק (bālaq): To destroy completely or lay waste; often used of God's judgment against enemies or the land itself
Hebrew · H1110
בָּלַק
To annihilate
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בָּלַק H1110
Pronunciation bālaq
What does בָּלַק (bālaq) mean in the Bible?
בָּלַק (bālaq): To destroy completely or lay waste; often used of God's judgment against enemies or the land itself
Full entry for בָּלַק (H1110) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1110?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and laid waste (1), and leaves it in ruins (1).
Where does בָּלַק (bālaq) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 24:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (1), Nahum (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 laid waste 1× Nahum 2:10
and leaves it in ruins 1× Isaiah 24:1
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Usage map
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First aligned row Isaiah 24:1
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Isaiah 1 Nahum 1
Source forms
וּבֽוֹלְקָ֑הּ 1x ū·ḇō·wl·qāh Isaiah 24:1
וּמְבֻלָּקָ֑ה 1x ū·mə·ḇul·lā·qāh Nahum 2:10
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine singular 1x Nahum 2:10
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular 1x Isaiah 24:1
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. To destroy completely or lay waste; often used of God's judgment against enemies or the land itself
Source Gloss
to annihilate
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
To destroy completely or lay waste; often used of God's judgment against enemies or the land itself
to annihilate BDB: waste Usage: (make) waste.
Word Origins
בָּלַק is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain