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בֶּלַע

Belaʻ · H1106 · Hebrew · proper noun · 14 occurrences

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This name belongs to 3 people

Place

Meanings

  1. Bela

    Location, also known as Zoar

    Examples

    Genesis 14:2 that they made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).

    Genesis 14:8 And the king of Sodom and the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) came out; and they lined up for battle against them in the Valley of Siddim,

  2. Bela

    A man; son of Beor; king of Edom

    Examples

    Genesis 36:32 Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom, and the name of his city was Dinhabah.

    Genesis 36:33 Then Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah became king in his place.

    1 Chronicles 1:43 Now these are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king from the sons of Israel reigned. Bela was the son of Beor, and the name of his city was Dinhabah.

  3. Bela

    A man; son of Benjamin

    Examples

    Genesis 46:21 And the sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.

    Numbers 26:38 The sons of Benjamin by their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites;

    Numbers 26:40 The sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the family of the Ardites; of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.

  4. Bela

    A man; son of Azaz; tribe of Reuben

    Examples

    1 Chronicles 5:8 and Bela, the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who lived in Aroer, as far as Nebo and Baal-meon.

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

Named alongside itApposition

4 occurrences in 2 groups

What it doesIt is the subject

3 occurrences in 2 groups

What is done to itIt is the object

1 occurrences in 1 groups

What is said to be itIt is the predicate

2 occurrences in 2 groups

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

2 occurrences in 1 groups

In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive

4 occurrences in 2 groups

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 4 entries
Ingest002001001025
This code is inherited from the shared root's abstract 'swallowing' sense (בֶּלַע (belaʻ, H1105)) rather than describing the place/personal name itself.
Non-Exist002002002006
This code is likewise inherited from the shared root's sense of ruin or consumption rather than an independent feature of this name.
Names of Locations003001010
This is the name of a city also called Zoar, one of the cities of the plain mentioned in the account of the kings' war in Genesis 14:2 and 14:8.
Names of People003001007
The same name also identifies a king of Edom, 'Bela the son of Beor,' who reigned in that land according to Genesis 36:32.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H1106. Bela ' II. בֶּ֫לַע proper name, masculine 1. בֶּלַע Gen 36:32 = 1Ch 1:43; בָּ֑לַע…
H1106. Bela
' II. בֶּ֫לַע proper name, masculine 1. בֶּלַע Gen 36:32 = 1Ch 1:43; בָּ֑לַע Gen 36:33 = 1Ch 1:44 a king of Edom, ׳ב בעור בן (compare בִּלְעָם & Di Gen 36:32).
2 בֶּלַע 1st son of Benjamin Gen 46:21; Num 26:38, Num 26:40; 1Ch 7:6-7, 1Ch 8:1, 1Ch 8:3(בָּ֑לַע).
3 בֶּלַע a Reubenite 1Ch 5:8.
III. בֶּ֫לַע proper name, of a location city = צֹעַר q. v. Gen 14:2, Gen 14:8.
בִּלְעֲדֵי see below בלה.

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

Sources

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