Hebrew word study

בָּלָהbâlâh to fail

Pronounced “baw-law'

to fail; by implication to wear out, decay (causatively, consume, spend)

Translated in the King James as: consume, enjoy long, become (make, wax) old, spend, waste.

Appears 16 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis 1×
Genesis 18:12
Deuteronomy 3×
Deuteronomy 8:4Deuteronomy 29:5+ 1 more in Deuteronomy
Joshua 1×
Joshua 9:13
1 Chronicles 1×
1 Chr 17:9
Nehemiah 1×
Nehemiah 9:21
Job 2×
Job 13:28Job 21:13
Psalms 3×
Psalms 32:3Psalms 49:14Psalms 102:26
Isaiah 3×
Isaiah 50:9Isaiah 51:6Isaiah 65:22
Lamentations 1×
Lam 3:4

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