# H1104 בָּלַע

בָּלַע (bâlaʻ), Strong’s H1104: to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy KJV: cover, destroy, devour, eat up, be at end, spend up, swallow down (up).. Occurs 49 times.

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*bâlaʻ* — to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy

KJV: cover, destroy, devour, eat up, be at end, spend up, swallow down (up).

Occurs 49 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- בָּלַע vb. swallow down, swallow up, engulf
- Qal
- 1 swallow down
- 2 swallow up, engulf
- Niph. swallowed up, i.e. devastated
- Pi.
- 1 swallow
- 2 swallow up, engulf
- Pu. be swallowed up
- Hithp. their wisdom is all gone, ‘they are at their wit’s end’

## Where it occurs
- [Genesis 41:7](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/41?v=7) — The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven healthy and full ears. Pharaoh awoke, and behold, it was a dream.
- [Genesis 41:24](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/41?v=24) — The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven good heads of grain. I told it to the magicians, but there was no one…
- [Exodus 7:12](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/7?v=12) — For they each cast down their rods, and they became serpents; but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.
- [Exodus 15:12](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/15?v=12) — You stretched out your right hand. The earth swallowed them.
- [Numbers 4:20](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/numbers/4?v=20) — but they shall not go in to see the sanctuary even for a moment, lest they die.”
- [Numbers 16:30](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/numbers/16?v=30) — But if the LORD makes a new thing, and the ground opens its mouth, and swallows them up with all that belong to them…
- [Numbers 16:32](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/numbers/16?v=32) — The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up with their households, all of Korah’s men, and all their goods.
- [Numbers 16:34](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/numbers/16?v=34) — All Israel that were around them fled at their cry; for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us up!”
- [Numbers 26:10](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/numbers/26?v=10) — and the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah when that company died; at the time the fire…
- [Deuteronomy 11:6](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/deuteronomy/11?v=6) — and what he did to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben—how the earth opened its mouth and swallowed…