לִ/בְלֹ֖עַ
𐤋/𐤁𐤋𐤏
liveloa
to swallow
a primitive root; to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy; cover, destroy, devour, eat up, be at end, spend up, swallow down (up).
Jonah 2:1 · Word #5
Lexicon H1104
| Lemma | בָּלַע |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤋𐤏 |
| Transliteration | bâlaʻ |
| Strong's | H1104 |
| In-context | to swallow |
Morphology HR/Vqc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...") |
SIBI-P1 H1104-14
to swallow up
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, infinitive construct with prefixed preposition ל ("to"). No gender, number, or person marking; expresses purpose or intended action. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form לִבְלֹעַ is a Qal infinitive construct with prefixed ל, indicating purpose or result, "to swallow." The rendering "to swallow up" preserves the vivid root sense of complete engulfing or consuming inherent in בלע while accurately reflecting the simple active (Qal) verbal stem and infinitive form. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root בלע (swallowing, engulfing, consuming, destruction by swallowing)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H1104-01 |
avala | I will utterly swallow down |
H1104-02 |
avalea | I will utterly swallow-down |
H1106-01 |
bala | Bela (“Swallower”) |
Word Usage (50 occurrences of H1104)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 41:7 | וַ/תִּבְלַ֨עְנָה֙ | vativelaenah | and they swallowed |
| Genesis 41:24 | וַ/תִּבְלַ֨עְןָ֙ | vativelaena | and swallowed |
| Exodus 7:12 | וַ/יִּבְלַ֥ע | vayivela | but swallowed up |