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Hebrew word study

בְּלִיַּעַלbᵉlîyaʻal — without profit, worthlessness

Pronounced “bel-e-yah'-al”

without profit, worthlessness; by extension, destruction, wickedness

Translated in the King James as: Belial, evil, naughty, ungodly (men), wicked.

Appears 27 times in Scripture

Origin: from H1097 (בְּלִי) and H3276 (יַעַל);(often in connection with H376 (אִישׁ), H802 (אִשָּׁה), H1121 (בֵּן), etc.)

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Where it appears

Deuteronomy — 2×
Deuteronomy 13:13Deuteronomy 15:9
Judges — 2×
Judges 19:22Judges 20:13
1 Samuel — 6×
1 Sam 1:161 Sam 2:121 Sam 10:271 Sam 25:171 Sam 25:251 Sam 30:22
2 Samuel — 4×
2 Sam 16:72 Sam 20:12 Sam 22:52 Sam 23:6
1 Kings — 3×
1 Ki 21:101 Ki 21:13+ 1 more in 1 Kings
2 Chronicles — 1×
2 Chr 13:7
Job — 1×
Job 34:18
Psalms — 3×
Psalms 18:4Psalms 41:8Psalms 101:3
Proverbs — 3×
Proverbs 6:12Proverbs 16:27Proverbs 19:28
Nahum — 2×
Nahum 1:11Nahum 1:15

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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.