Midvash

בָּלֶהbâleh

worn out (Ezekiel 23:43; Genesis 18:12; Joshua 9:4; Joshua 9:5)

Pronunciation: baw-leh' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1087

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 5 times in the Bible.

  • Joshua 9:4 they resorted to deception to save themselves. They sent ambassadors to Joshua, loading their donkeys with weathered saddlebags and old, patched wineskins.
  • Joshua 9:5 They put on worn-out, patched sandals and ragged clothes. And the bread they took with them was dry and moldy.
  • Ezekiel 23:43 Then I said, ‘If they really want to have sex with old worn-out prostitutes like these, let them!’
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).