Word

בָּלָה

bâlâh · H1086 · Hebrew · 15 occurrences

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Meanings

to wear out, to become worn out, to waste away

Process by which objects lose their quality and strength due to continued use; used figuratively to denote the loss of a person's vitality

Examples
Genesis 18:12 So Sarah laughed to herself, saying, “After I have become old, am I to have pleasure, my lord being old also?”
to wear out, to waste away

To gradually disappear from existence like a cloth that slowly wears out and finally falls apart

Examples
Job 13:28 While I am decaying like a rotten thing, Like a garment that is moth-eaten.
to cause to waste away, to use up

Action by which someone causes objects to gradually lose their quality and strength

Examples
1 Chronicles 17:9 “And I will appoint a place for My people Israel, and will plant them there, so that they may live in their own place and not tremble with anxiety again; and the wicked will not make them waste away anymore as they did previously,

How it’s used In 6 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

15 occurrences in 12 groups

שַׂלְמָהmantle 3
Other words · 11 groups that occur once or twice (13) 13

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

3 occurrences in 4 groups

בָּשָׂרflesh 1
מַעֲשֶׂהwork, deed 1
עוֹרskin 1
וֹhim 1

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

8 occurrences in 6 groups

כlike/as+ בֶּגֶדgarment, clothes 3
מִןfrom+ זְבוּלdwelling-place 1
מִןfrom+ רֹבmultitude, abundance, numerous 1
בin/on/with+ שְׁאָגָהroar 1
כlike/as+ רִאשׁוֹןfirst, former 1
כlike/as+ רָקָבrottenness 1

With adverbsAdverbs

4 occurrences in 1 groups

לֹאnot 4

What is said to be itIt is the predicate

1 occurrences in 1 groups

צוּרrock 1

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

2 occurrences in 2 groups

אַחַרafter, behind 1
לto/for 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Semantic domains 2 entries

Impact002001001024: The verb describes the physical wearing effect of time on material things, as Israel's clothing 'did not wear out' during the wilderness years in Deuteronomy 8:4, fitting this domain's category for the effects wear and use leave on an object.
Non-Exist002002002006: The verb also describes advancing into old age or a state approaching depletion, as Sarah remarks on having 'become old' in Genesis 18:12, connecting it to this domain's sense of diminishing toward nonexistence.

Word family 13 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

בָּלָהbâlâh · H1086בִּלְתִּי biltîy · H1115 · not, without, except · 112×בַּל bal · H1077 · not · 73×בְּלִי bᵉlîy · H1097 · not, without, destruction · 58×בְּלִיַּעַל bᵉlîyaʻal · H1100 · wicked, scoundrel, useless person · 27×בִּלְעֲדֵי bilʻădêy · H1107 · other than, apart from, without · 17×בָּלֶה bâleh · H1087 · worn-out · 5×בְּלוֹ bᵉlôw · H1093 · tribute · 3×בְּלוֹא bᵉlôwʼ · H1094 · rag · 3×בָּל bâl · H1079 · heart · 1×בְּלָא bᵉlâʼ · H1080 · wear out · 1×תַּבְלִית tablîyth · H8399 · destruction · 1×בְּלִימָה bᵉlîymâh · H1099 · not, without, destruction · 0×

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H1086. balah [בָּלָה] verb become old and worn out (Arabic , Aramaic בְּלֵי, , Ethiopic…

H1086. balah
[בָּלָה] verb become old and worn out (Arabic , Aramaic בְּלֵי, , Ethiopic id.) —
Qal Perfect בָּלְתָה Deu 8:4, בָּלוּ Deu 29:4 +; Imperfect יִבְלֶה Job 13:28 etc.; Infinitive with suffix בְּלֹתִי Gen 18:12; — wear out (intransitive), especially of garments Deu 8:4; Deu 29:4 (twice in verse), all with מֵעַל pregnantly wear out (and fall) from upon... (hence Neh 9:21), Jos 9:13; figurative of the heavens (with simile of garment) Isa 50:9; Psa 102:27 יִבְלוּ כַּבֶּגֶד, the earth Isa 51:6 תִּבְלֶה כַּבֶּגֶד; the bones (through suffering) Psa 32:3; afflicted man Job 13:28 יִבְלֶה כְּרָקָב וְהוּא (|| עָשׁ אֲכָלוֺ כְּבֶגֶד); of an aged and decrepit woman Gen 18:12 (J) בְלֹתִי אַחֲרֵי after I am worn out.
Pi`el causative of Qal.
a. wear out (transitive), figurative Lam 3:4 וְעוֺרִי בְשָׂרִי בִּלָּה, Psa 49:15 and their form שְּׁאוֺל לְבַלּוֺת is for Sh®°ôl to consume away (others read לִבְלוֺת is for wasting away [Dr§ 204], connecting ׳שׁ with following), 1Ch 17:9 לְבַלֹּתוֺ to wear it (Israel) out (altered from לְעַנּוֺתוֺ 2Sa 7:10), compare Dan 7:25 Aramaic
b. wear out by use, use to the full, Isa 65:22 and the work of their hands יְבַלּוּ they shall use to the full, enjoy, Job 21:13 they wear out their days in prosperity (Qr here יְכַלּוּ complete, which perhaps is the true reading in both passages; compare Exo 5:13; Job 36:11). — On ַבּלּוֺתֹּי Psa 92:11, see below בָּלַל.

Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0