Hebrew word study
בָּלָה H1086
- Transliteration
- bâlâh
- Pronunciation
- baw-law'
- KJV glosses
- consume, enjoy long, become (make, wax) old, spend, waste.
Lexical summary
to fail
by implication to wear out, decay (causatively, consume, spend)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
to fail
by implication to wear out, decay (causatively, consume, spend)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information