What does בְּטֵל (bĕṭēl) mean in the Bible?
בְּטֵל (bĕṭēl): To nullify or make ineffective; often means to halt an action or render something inactive or void
Hebrew · H989
בְּטֵל
To stop
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בְּטֵל H989
Pronunciation bĕṭēl
What does בְּטֵל (bĕṭēl) mean in the Bible?
בְּטֵל (bĕṭēl): To nullify or make ineffective; often means to halt an action or render something inactive or void
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H989?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include stopped (2), at a standstill (1), be hindered (1), ceased (1), to stop (1).
Where does בְּטֵל (bĕṭēl) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ezra 4:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezra (6).
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 stopped 2× Ezra 4:23, Ezra 5:5
at a standstill 1× Ezra 4:24
be hindered 1× Ezra 6:8
ceased 1× Ezra 4:24
to stop 1× Ezra 4:21
Show sample aligned rows
Ezra 4:21 לְבַטָּלָ֖א to to stop Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Ezra 4:23 וּבַטִּ֥לוּ to stopped Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine plural Ezra 4:24 בְּטֵלַת֙ to ceased Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Ezra 4:24 בָּֽטְלָ֔א to at a standstill Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Ezra 5:5 בַטִּ֣לוּ to stopped Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine plural Ezra 6:8 לְבַטָּלָֽא׃ to be hindered Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Ezra 4:21
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 1
Ezra 6
Source forms
בָּֽטְלָ֔א 1x bā·ṭə·lā Ezra 4:24
בַטִּ֣לוּ 1x ḇaṭ·ṭi·lū Ezra 5:5
בְּטֵלַת֙ 1x bə·ṭê·laṯ Ezra 4:24
וּבַטִּ֥לוּ 1x ū·ḇaṭ·ṭi·lū Ezra 4:23
לְבַטָּלָ֖א 1x lə·ḇaṭ·ṭā·lā Ezra 4:21
לְבַטָּלָֽא׃ 1x lə·ḇaṭ·ṭā·lā Ezra 6:8
Parsing patterns
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct 2x Ezra 4:21, Ezra 6:8
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine plural 1x Ezra 4:23
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine plural 1x Ezra 5:5
Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular 1x Ezra 4:24
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular 1x Ezra 4:24
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. To nullify or make ineffective; often means to halt an action or render something inactive or void
Source Gloss
to stop
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
To nullify or make ineffective; often means to halt an action or render something inactive or void
to stop BDB: cease Usage: (cause, make to), cease, hinder.
Word Origins
בְּטֵל is built from this root:
בָּטֵל H988
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