Know the Word.

Hebrew word

bâlâh

baw-law'

בָּלָה

What it means

to fail

to fail; by implication to wear out, decay (causatively, consume, spend)

Where it comes from

a primitive root

How the King James translates it

  • old11
  • waste1
  • consumeth1
  • consume1
  • enjoy1

Every place it appears 15

Genesis18:12
Deuteronomy8:429:5
Joshua9:13
1 Chronicles17:9
Nehemiah9:21
Lamentations3:4