בָּלַעbâlaʻ

Meanings

Same root

• בֶּלַעbelaʻ · H1105a gulp; figuratively, destruction
• יִבְלְעָםYiblᵉʻâm · H2991Jibleam, a place in Palestine

Where it appears

Appears 49 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 41:7 And these thin heads swallowed up the seven plump, well-formed heads! Then Pharaoh woke up again and realized it was a dream.
• Genesis 41:24 And the shriveled heads swallowed the seven healthy heads. I told these dreams to the magicians, but no one could tell me what they mean.”
• Exodus 7:12 They threw down their staffs, which also became serpents! But then Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs.
• Exodus 15:12 You raised your right hand, and the earth swallowed our enemies.
• Numbers 4:20 The Kohathites must never enter the sanctuary to look at the sacred objects for even a moment, or they will die.”
• Numbers 16:30 But if the Lord does something entirely new and the ground opens its mouth and swallows them and all their belongings, and they go down alive into the grave, then you will know that these men have shown contempt for the Lord.”