Lexical Definition

‎בֶּלַע‎ belaʻ (beh'-lah) swallowing ^H:N-M
from ‎בָּלַע‎

devouring, that which he hath swallowed up.

• a gulp
• figuratively, destruction

1) a swallowing, devouring (fig. for ruin)
2) a thing swallowed

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. ‎בֶּ֫לַע‎ noun [masculine] swallowing, devouring, thing swallowed.

1. swallowing = destruction, ‎דִּבְרֵיבָֿ֑לַע‎ Ps 52:6* devouring words (|| ‎לְשׁוֺן מִרְמָה‎).

2. thing swallowed ‎בִּלְעוֺ‎, Jer 51:44 ‎׳‎‎וְהֹצֵאתִי אתבֿ‎ ‎מִפִּיו‎ and I will bring forth that which he hath swallowed out of his mouth.

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