Strong H1105בֶ֫לַע

swallowing

Transliteration
bela‛
Pronunciation
beh'-lah
Morphology
Hebrew Noun (Masculine)

Definition

From H1104; a gulp; figuratively destruction: - {devouring} that which he hath swallowed up.

Detailed definition

1) a swallowing, devouring (fig. for ruin)
2) a thing swallowed

In the Bible

Strong H1105 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • devouring1
  • swallow1

First verses

  1. Psalms 52:4
    Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
  2. Jeremiah 51:44
    And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath swallowed up: and the nations shall not flow together any more unto him: yea, the wall of Babylon shall fall.
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