אֲנָשִׁים בְּנֵי-בְלִיַּעַל
A man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) · a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.) · without profit , worthlessness ; by extension, destruction , wickedness
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אִישׁ H376 a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
בֵּן H1121 a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
בְּלִיַּעַל H1100 without profit , worthlessness ; by extension, destruction , wickedness
What does אֲנָשִׁים בְּנֵי-בְלִיַּעַל (anashim bnei-veliyaal) mean in the Bible?
אִישׁ · בֵּן · בְּלִיַּעַל is a Hebrew word meaning "Worthless men, sons of Belial — the designation for those who lead others to apostasy".
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