Know the Word.

Hebrew word

belaʻ

beh'-lah

בֶּלַע

What it means

a gulp

a gulp; figuratively, destruction

Where it comes from

from bâlaʻ (בָּלַע)

How the King James translates it

  • devouring1
  • swallowed1

Every place it appears 2

Psalms52:4
Jeremiah51:44
belaʻ (H1105) — Hebrew word meaning “a gulp”