וַ/תִּבְלַ֥ע

𐤅/𐤕𐤁𐤋𐤏

vativela

and swallowed

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).

H1104

Numbers 16:32 · Word #5

Lexicon H1104

Lemmaבָּלַע
Lemma (Paleo)𐤁𐤋𐤏
Transliterationbâlaʻ
Strong'sH1104
In-contextand swallowed

Morphology HC/Vqw3fs All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H1104-31

and she swallowed up

Rootבלע (b-l-ʿ)
Core Meaningsswallowing, engulfing, consuming, destroying, making away with
Semantic Rangeto swallow, engulf, devour, consume, destroy, annihilate, absorb, overwhelm
Conceptual SignificanceOften used of the earth, the sea, or destructive forces swallowing people or enemies, the verb portrays sudden, decisive judgment or overwhelming consumption, emphasizing totality and irreversible loss.
Morphological NotesVerb in Qal stem, wayyiqtol (waw-consecutive imperfect) 3rd feminine singular; denotes sequential past narrative action performed by a feminine singular subject.
Rendering RationaleThe root בלע conveys the act of swallowing or engulfing so completely that the object is consumed or destroyed. The form is Qal wayyiqtol 3rd feminine singular, indicating a completed past narrative action by a feminine singular subject, hence "and she swallowed up."

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root בלע (swallowing, engulfing, consuming, destroying, making away with)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H1104-01 avala I will utterly swallow down
H1104-02 avalea I will utterly swallow-down
H1104-04 bala he has swallowed down

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