# H1105 בֶּלַע

בֶּלַע (belaʻ), Strong’s H1105: a gulp; figuratively, destruction KJV: devouring, that which he hath swallowed up.. Occurs 2 times.

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*belaʻ* — a gulp; figuratively, destruction

KJV: devouring, that which he hath swallowed up.

Derived from [בָּלַע bâlaʻ](https://besorah.bible/word/H1104) (to make away with)

Occurs 2 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- בֶ֫לַע n.[m.] swallowing, devouring, thing swallowed.
- 1 swallowing = destruction
- 2 thing swallowed

## Where it occurs
- [Jeremiah 51:44](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/jeremiah/51?v=44) — I will execute judgment on Bel in Babylon, and I will bring out of his mouth that which he has swallowed up. The…
- [Psalms 52:6](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/psalms/52?v=6) — You love all devouring words, you deceitful tongue.