בלע

Aramaic

Verb

בְּלַע • (bəlaˁ)

1. to swallow

Hebrew

Root
ב־ל־ע (b-l-ʿ)
3 terms

Etymology

Compare Aramaic בְּלַע (“to swallow”), Amharic በላ (bäla, “to eat”), Arabic بَلَعَ (balaʕa, “to swallow”)

Pronunciation

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Verb

בָּלַע • (balá) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִבְלַע)

1. to swallow
2. (figuratively) to engulf
3. (slang) to fall for (something)

Conjugation

Conjugation of בָּלַע (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לבלוע / לִבְלֹעַ
		action noun		בְּלִיעָה
		passive participle		בָּלוּעַ
finite forms		singular		plural
		m	f	m	f
past	first	בָּלַעְתִּי		בָּלַעְנוּ
	second	בָּלַעְתָּ	בָּלַעְתְּ	בְּלַעְתֶּם1	בְּלַעְתֶּן1
	third	בָּלַע	בָּלְעָה	בָּלְעוּ
present		בּוֹלֵעַ	בּוֹלַעַת	בּוֹלְעִים	בּוֹלְעוֹת
future	first	אֶבְלַע		נִבְלַע
	second	תִּבְלַע	תִּבְלְעִי	תִּבְלְעוּ	תִּבְלַעְנָה2
	third	יִבְלַע	תִּבְלַע	יִבְלְעוּ	תִּבְלַעְנָה2
imperative		בְּלַע	בִּלְעִי	בִּלְעוּ	בְּלַעְנָה2

¹ Pronounced בָּלַעְתֶּם and בָּלַעְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
² Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Verb

בִּלֵּעַ • (biléa') (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of בילע

References

• H1104 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Anagrams

• בעל