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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: 1091. בַּלָּהָה (ballahah) -- Terror, Dismay, Sudden Fear</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/1091.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><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/job/24-17.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/1091.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> > 1091</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/1090b.htm" title="1090b">◄</a> 1091. ballahah <a href="../hebrew/1092.htm" title="1092">►</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">ballahah: Terror, Dismay, Sudden Fear</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">בַּלָּהָה</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>ballahah<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>bal-lah-hah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(bal-law-haw')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Terror, Dismay, Sudden Fear<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>alarm, destruction<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root בָּלַל (balal), meaning "to mix" or "to confuse."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Greek equivalent in the Strong's Concordance, similar concepts of fear and terror can be found in Greek words such as φόβος (phobos, Strong's G5401) meaning "fear" or "terror."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "ballahah" conveys a sense of sudden terror or dismay, often associated with divine judgment or overwhelming fear. It is used to describe a state of panic or alarm that seizes individuals or groups, typically as a result of God's intervention or the unfolding of catastrophic events.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Near Eastern context, fear and terror were often seen as manifestations of divine displeasure or as omens of impending doom. The Israelites, living in a world where natural disasters, wars, and divine judgments were common, would have understood "ballahah" as a profound and unsettling experience, often linked to the fear of the Lord or the consequences of sin.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/1089.htm">balah</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>terror, dreadful event, calamity, destruction<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>sudden terrors (1), terrified (2), terror (1), terrors (6).<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">בַּלָּהָה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>terror, dreadful event, calamity</b></font>, destruction — <font class="hebrew2">בַּלָּהָה</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/17-14.htm">Isaiah 17:14</a>; plural <font class="hebrew2">בַּלָּהוֺת</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/18-11.htm">Job 18:11</a> 7t.; construct <font class="hebrew2">בַּלְהוֺת</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/24-17.htm">Job 24:17</a>; — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> only plural <em>terrors</em> <a href="/interlinear/job/18-11.htm">Job 18:11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/job/27-20.htm">Job 27:20</a>; <a href="/interlinear/job/30-15.htm">Job 30:15</a>; <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מֶלֶךְ בּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/18-14.htm">Job 18:14</a> #NAME?<font class="hebrew2">צַלְמָוֶת</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">בּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/24-17.htm">Job 24:17</a>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <em>calamity</em> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/17-14.htm">Isaiah 17:14</a>, plural <a href="/interlinear/psalms/73-19.htm">Psalm 73:19</a>; <em>calamity, destruction</em> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/26-21.htm">Ezekiel 26:21</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/27-36.htm">Ezekiel 27:36</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/28-19.htm">Ezekiel 28:19</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>terror, trouble <p>From <a href="/hebrew/1089.htm">balahh</a>; alarm; hence, destruction -- terror, trouble. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/1089.htm">balahh</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בַּלְה֥וֹת בַּלָּ֫ה֥וֹת בַּלָּה֑וֹת בַּלָּה֣וֹת בַּלָּה֥וֹת בַּלָּהֽוֹת׃ בַלָּה֑וֹת בַלָּהָ֔ה בלהה בלהות בלהות׃ bal·hō·wṯ ḇal·lā·hāh bal·lā·hō·wṯ ḇal·lā·hō·wṯ balHot balhōwṯ ḇallāhāh ballaHot ballāhōwṯ ḇallāhōwṯ vallaHah vallaHot<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/job/18-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 18:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/18.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">סָ֭בִיב בִּֽעֲתֻ֣הוּ <b> בַלָּה֑וֹת </b> וֶהֱפִיצֻ֥הוּ לְרַגְלָֽיו׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> All around <span class="itali">terrors</span> frighten<br><a href="/kjvs/job/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Terrors</span> shall make him afraid<br><a href="/interlinear/job/18-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> All frighten <span class="itali">terrors</span> and harry step<p><b><a href="/text/job/18-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 18:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/18.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְ֝תַצְעִדֵ֗הוּ לְמֶ֣לֶךְ <b> בַּלָּהֽוֹת׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> him before the king <span class="itali">of terrors.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/job/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> him to the king <span class="itali">of terrors.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/job/18-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> march the king <span class="itali">of terrors</span><p><b><a href="/text/job/24-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 24:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/24.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כִּֽי־ יַ֝כִּ֗יר <b> בַּלְה֥וֹת </b> צַלְמָֽוֶת׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> For he is familiar <span class="itali">with the terrors</span> of thick darkness.<br><a href="/kjvs/job/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> if [one] know <span class="itali">[them, they are in] the terrors</span> of the shadow of death.<br><a href="/interlinear/job/24-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> for is familiar <span class="itali">the terrors</span> darkness<p><b><a href="/text/job/27-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 27:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/27.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תַּשִּׂיגֵ֣הוּ כַ֭מַּיִם <b> בַּלָּה֑וֹת </b> לַ֝֗יְלָה גְּנָבַ֥תּוּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Terrors</span> overtake him like a flood;<br><a href="/kjvs/job/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Terrors</span> take hold on him as waters,<br><a href="/interlinear/job/27-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> overtake A flood <span class="itali">Terrors</span> the night steals<p><b><a href="/text/job/30-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 30:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הָהְפַּ֥ךְ עָלַ֗י <b> בַּלָּ֫ה֥וֹת </b> תִּרְדֹּ֣ף כָּ֭רוּחַ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Terrors</span> are turned against<br><a href="/kjvs/job/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Terrors</span> are turned<br><a href="/interlinear/job/30-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> are turned against <span class="itali">Terrors</span> pursue as the wind<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/73-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 73:19</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/73.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תַ֝֗מּוּ מִן־ <b> בַּלָּהֽוֹת׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/73.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> swept away <span class="itali">by sudden terrors!</span><br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/73.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> consumed <span class="itali">with terrors.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/73-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> are utterly by <span class="itali">sudden</span><p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/17-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 17:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/17.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עֶ֙רֶב֙ וְהִנֵּ֣ה <b> בַלָּהָ֔ה </b> בְּטֶ֥רֶם בֹּ֖קֶר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> behold, <span class="itali">[there is] terror!</span> Before<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And behold at eveningtide <span class="itali">trouble;</span> [and] before the morning<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/17-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> evening behold <span class="itali">terror</span> Before morning<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/26-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 26:21</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/26.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> בַּלָּה֥וֹת </b> אֶתְּנֵ֖ךְ וְאֵינֵ֑ךְ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/26.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> I will bring <span class="itali">terrors</span> on you and you will be no more;<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/26.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> I will make <span class="itali">thee a terror,</span> and thou [shalt be] no [more]: though thou be sought for,<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/26-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">terrors</span> will bring will be no<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/27-36.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 27:36</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/27.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שָׁרְק֖וּ עָלָ֑יִךְ <b> בַּלָּה֣וֹת </b> הָיִ֔ית וְאֵינֵ֖ךְ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> at you; You have become <span class="itali">terrified</span> And you will cease<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> shall hiss <span class="itali">at thee; thou shalt be a terror,</span> and never [shalt be] any more.<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/27-36.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> hiss and <span class="itali">terrified</span> have become will cease<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/28-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 28:19</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/28.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שָׁמְמ֖וּ עָלֶ֑יךָ <b> בַּלָּה֣וֹת </b> הָיִ֔יתָ וְאֵינְךָ֖</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/28.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> at you; You have become <span class="itali">terrified</span> And you will cease<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/28.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> shall be astonished <span class="itali">at thee: thou shalt be a terror,</span> and never<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/28-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> are appalled and <span class="itali">terrified</span> have become will cease<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1091.htm">10 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1091.htm">Strong's Hebrew 1091<br>10 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/balhot_1091.htm">bal·hō·wṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/ballahot_1091.htm">bal·lā·hō·wṯ — 7 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vallahah_1091.htm">ḇal·lā·hāh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vallahot_1091.htm">ḇal·lā·hō·wṯ — 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 = 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