וּ/בַל

𐤅/𐤁𐤋

uval

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from בָּלָה; properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually (adverb) not at all; also lest; lest, neither, no, none (that...), not (any), nothing.

H1077

Proverbs 14:7 · Word #5

Lexicon H1077

Lemmaבַּל
Lemma (Paleo)𐤁𐤋
Transliterationbal
Strong'sH1077
In-contextfor

Morphology HC/Tn All morphology codes

Part of Speech T — Particle — Function word
Subtype n — Negative — Negative particle

SIBI-P1 H1077-02

and no-thing

Rootבלה (b-l-h)
Core Meaningswearing out, failing, coming to nothing, nonexistence
Semantic Rangenot at all, none, nothing, neither, nor, lest (in prohibitive or preventative contexts)
Conceptual Significanceבַּל expresses emphatic negation, often underscoring total absence or the prevention of an outcome. Its nuance of "coming to nothing" reinforces themes of futility, divine prevention, or the complete nonexistence of what is denied in the biblical text.
Morphological NotesConjunction וּ ("and") + negative particle בַּל; invariant adverbial particle used for strong negation.
Rendering RationaleThe form consists of the conjunction וּ ("and") prefixed to בַּל, a negative particle derived from a root conveying failure or coming to nothing. Rendering it as "and no-thing" preserves both the conjunction and the underlying sense of negation as the absence or nullification of something.

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Words from Root בלה (wearing out, failing, coming to nothing, nonexistence)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H1077-01 bal utterly-not
H1087-01 balim worn-out ones
H1087-02 balot worn-out (feminine plural)
H1086-01 balu they have worn out
H1097-01 beli in lack of
H1090-01 bilehah Troubled-One (fem.)
H1092-01 bilehan Timid-One
H1115-01 biletekha apart-from-you
H1115-02 bileti in lack of
H1097-02 biveli in lack-of
H1097-03 hamibeli Is-it-from-lack-of…?
levaloto to wear him away
H1115-03 levileti to lack-of
H1097-04 liveli for lack (of)
H1097-05 mibeli from lack of
H1115-04 mibileti from lack of
H1115-05 ulevileti and to the lack of
H1077-03 val to-no-effect
H1091-02 valahot consuming terrors
H1086-02 valetah she has worn away
H1086-03 valu they have grown worn-out
H1086-04 veloti I have grown worn-out
H1090-02 vilehah Trembling-Woman
H1097-07 vly lacks of / without
H1086-05 yivelu they will wear away

Word Usage (72 occurrences of H1077)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Isaiah 14:21 בַּל bal lest
Isaiah 26:10 בַּל bal not
Isaiah 26:10 וּ/בַל uval and not
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