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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 1088. בָּלָה (Balah) -- To wear out, to decay, to consume</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/1088.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/joshua/19-3.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/1088.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 1088</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/1087.htm" title="1087">◄</a> 1088. Balah <a href="../hebrew/1089.htm" title="1089">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Balah: To wear out, to decay, to consume</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">בָּלָה</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Location<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Balah<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>bah-LAH<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(baw-law')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To wear out, to decay, to consume<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Balah<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primitive root<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>G3822 (palaioō):</b> To make old, to become obsolete<p> - <b>G5351 (phthora):</b> Corruption, decay<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew verb "balah" primarily conveys the idea of wearing out or decaying. It is often used in the context of physical deterioration or the wearing out of garments, objects, or even people. The term can also imply the consumption or exhaustion of resources or strength.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of wearing out or decay was significant, as it often symbolized the transient nature of life and material possessions. The Israelites, living in a harsh desert environment, would have been acutely aware of the effects of time and elements on their belongings and themselves. This understanding is reflected in their language and literature, where physical decay often serves as a metaphor for spiritual or moral decline.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of uncertain derivation<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a place in Simeon<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Balah (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">בָּלָה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, of a location</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>in Simeon</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/joshua/19-3.htm">Joshua 19:3</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Balah <p>Feminine of <a href="/hebrew/1087.htm">baleh</a>; failure; Balah, a place in Palestine -- Balah. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/1087.htm">baleh</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וּבָלָ֖ה ובלה ū·ḇā·lāh ūḇālāh uvaLah<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/joshua/19-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 19:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/19.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַחֲצַ֥ר שׁוּעָ֛ל <b> וּבָלָ֖ה </b> וָעָֽצֶם׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and Hazar-shual <span class="itali">and Balah</span> and Ezem,<br><a href="/kjvs/joshua/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And Hazarshual, <span class="itali">and Balah,</span> and Azem,<br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/19-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and Hazar-shual <span class="itali">and Balah</span> and Ezem<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1088.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1088.htm">Strong's Hebrew 1088<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/uvalah_1088.htm">ū·ḇā·lāh — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/1087.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1087"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1087" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/1089.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1089"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1089" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>