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;
Read it in context & ask Abram about this wordWhere it appears
Genesis — 1×
Deuteronomy — 3×
Joshua — 1×
1 Chronicles — 1×
Nehemiah — 1×
Psalms — 3×
Isaiah — 3×
Lamentations — 1×
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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.