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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: 1110. בָּלַק (balaq) -- Balak</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/1110.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.js'></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/nahum/2-10.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/1110.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> > 1110</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/1109b.htm" title="1109b">◄</a> 1110. balaq <a href="../hebrew/1111.htm" title="1111">►</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">balaq: Balak</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">בָּלָק</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>balaq<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>bah-LAHK<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(baw-lak')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Balak<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>to annihilate<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Hebrew root בָּלַק (balaq), meaning "to waste" or "to lay waste."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent for Balak in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as Balak is a specific historical figure from the Old Testament.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Balak is a proper noun referring to a Moabite king mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. His name is associated with the narrative in the Book of Numbers, where he seeks to curse the Israelites through the prophet Balaam.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Balak was the king of Moab during the time when the Israelites were journeying to the Promised Land. The Moabites were descendants of Lot, Abraham's nephew, and had a complex relationship with the Israelites. Balak, fearing the encroaching Israelites due to their victories over neighboring nations, sought to protect his kingdom by hiring Balaam, a prophet, to curse them. This reflects the ancient Near Eastern practice of using divination and curses in warfare and diplomacy.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to waste, lay waste<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>devastates (1), waste (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">בָּלַק</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>waste, lay waste</b></font> (Assyrian <i><em>balâ‡u</em></i>, Pi`el <em>destroy</em>, Lyon<sup>Sargon 61</sup>; compare Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb011806.gif"> <em>a desert</em>) — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Po`el</b></font> <em>Participle</em> without <font class="hebrew2">מ</font>, suffix <font class="hebrew2">בּוֺלְקָהּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/24-1.htm">Isaiah 24:1</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">בּוֺקֵק</font>, subject <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">י</font>, object <font class="hebrew2">הארץ</font>); — on form (which might also be Qal Participle) compare Ol<sup>§ 254</sup> Lag<sup>GN 1882, 403</sup>; also <font class="hebrew2">בקק</font> Po. <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/51-2.htm">Jeremiah 51:2</a>, and intensive use of Infinitive absolute Niph`al <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/24-3.htm">Isaiah 24:3</a>; further Punic (i.e. intensive) Participle <a href="/interlinear/nahum/2-11.htm">Nahum 2:11</a> (this however perhaps largely influenced by assonance). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Pu`al</b></font> <em>Participle</em> <font class="hebrew2">מְבֻלָּקָ֑ה</font> <a href="/interlinear/nahum/2-11.htm">Nahum 2:11</a> (<font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">בּוּקָה וּמְבוּקָה ומב</font>), <em>devastated</em>, or as substantive <em>a devastated city.</em> <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>make waste <p>A primitive root; to annihilate -- (make) waste. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וּבֽוֹלְקָ֑הּ וּמְבֻלָּקָ֑ה ובולקה ומבלקה ū·ḇō·wl·qāh ū·mə·ḇul·lā·qāh ūḇōwlqāh ūməḇullāqāh umevullaKah uVolKah<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/isaiah/24-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 24:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/24.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בּוֹקֵ֥ק הָאָ֖רֶץ <b> וּבֽוֹלְקָ֑הּ </b> וְעִוָּ֣ה פָנֶ֔יהָ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> waste, <span class="itali">devastates</span> it, distorts<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> empty, <span class="itali">and maketh it waste,</span> and turneth<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/24-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> lays the earth <span class="itali">devastates</span> distorts surface<p><b><a href="/text/nahum/2-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Nahum 2:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/nahum/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בּוּקָ֥ה וּמְבוּקָ֖ה <b> וּמְבֻלָּקָ֑ה </b> וְלֵ֨ב נָמֵ֜ס</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/nahum/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Yes, she is desolate <span class="itali">and waste!</span> Hearts<br><a href="/kjvs/nahum/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and void, <span class="itali">and waste:</span> and the heart<br><a href="/interlinear/nahum/2-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> is emptied is desolate <span class="itali">and waste</span> Hearts are melting<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1110.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1110.htm">Strong's Hebrew 1110<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/umevullakah_1110.htm">ū·mə·ḇul·lā·qāh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/uvolkah_1110.htm">ū·ḇō·wl·qāh — 1 Occ.</a><br><br /><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'; 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