H1104 H1104
swallow (Qal physical); devour/swallow up (Piel intensive); destroy/annihilate (Piel metaphorical); be swallowed up (Nifal/Pual passive); confuse/confound (Piel)
1. swallow (Qal physical) — To swallow physically or gulp down, whether of a creature consuming prey (Jonah's fish), the earth opening to engulf people (Korah), or enemies overwhelming victims; the basic Qal active sense corresponding to Arabic بَلَعَ (balaʿa, to swallow), Korean 삼키다 (samkida), and Swahili -meza. 21×
AR["أَبْلَعَ","ابتَلَعونا","ابْتَلَعَ","ابْتَلَعَتْهُمْ","ابْتَلَعَنِي","تَبْتَلِعَنَا","تَبْتَلِعْني","فَابْتَلَعَتْ","لِيَبْتَلِعَ","وَ-ابتَلَعَت","وَ-ابْتَلَعَتِ","وَ-ابْتَلَعَتْ","وَابْتَلَعَتْهُمْ","يَبتَلِعونَهُ","يَبْتَلِعُهَا","يَبْلَعُ"]·ben["(আমাকে-গিলে-ফেলেছে)","[আমাকে-গিলে-ফেলেছে]","আর-গ্রাস-করল-তারা","এবং-গিলে-ফেলল","এবং-গিলে-ফেলে","এবং-গ্রাস-করল","ও-গিলে-ফেলল","গিলে-ফেলবে","গিলে-ফেলবে-তা","গিলে-ফেলে-এটাকে","গ্রাস-করত-আমাদের,","গ্রাস-করতে","গ্রাস-করুক-আমাকে","তাদের-গ্রাস-করল","নিগলে-ফেলা","সে-গিলবে","সে-গিলেছে"]·DE["sie-würde-haben-verschlungen-uns","und-swallows","und-verschlangen","und-verschluckte","und-verschluckte-ihnen","und-verschlungen","verschlang","verschlingen","verschlingen-mich","verschlucken-uns","verschluckte-ihnen"]·EN["(he-swallowed-me)","I-swallow","[ketiv:he-swallowed-me]","and-swallowed","and-swallowed-them","and-swallows","and-they-swallowed","he-swallowed","he-swallows-it","swallow-me","swallow-us","swallowed-them","they-would-have-swallowed-us","to-swallow","will-swallow-it"]·FR["dans-engloutir","engloutir","engloutir-moi","engloutir-nous","engloutit-eux","et-engloutir","et-engloutit","et-engloutit-eux","et-ils-engloutit","et-swallows"]·heb["(בלעני)","[בלענו]","בלע","בלעונו","בלעי","ו-בלעה","ו-יבלע","ו-תבלע","ו-תבלעם","ו-תבלען","ו-תבלענה","יבלע","יבלעוהו","יבלענה","ל-בלוע","תבלעמו","תבלענו","תבלעני"]·HI["उसने-निगल-लिया-मुझे","उसने-निगला","और-निगल-गई","और-निगल-गई-उन्हें","और-निगल-गईं","और-निगल-लिया","और-निगलेगी","निगल-जाए-हमें","निगल-जाएंगे-उसे","निगल-जाता-है-उसे","निगल-लिया-उन्हें","निगल-लिया-होता-हमें","निगलने-के-लिए","निगलने-तक-मेरे-","वह-निगलेगा"]·ID["Dan-menelanlah","[menelan-aku]","akan-menelannya","aku-menelan","biarlah-menelan-aku","dan-menelan","dan-menelan-mereka","ia-menelan","ia-menelannya","ia-telan","menelan-aku","menelan-kita","menelan-mereka","mereka-menelan-kami","untuk-menelan"]·IT["[(בלעני)]","[[בלענו]]","[יבלעהו]","[יבלענה]","[לבלע]","e-essi-inghiottì","e-inghiotti","e-inghiotti'","e-inghiotti-loro","e-inghiottì","e-swallows","inghiotti'","inghiottire","inghiottire-mio","inghiottire-noi","inghiottì-loro"]·jav["Lan-sami-nelen","[ketib]","dipun-ulu","dipunulu","kanggé-ngulu","kawula-nguntal","lan-ngulu","lan-nguntal","lan-nguntal-piyambakipun","ngulu-kita-sadaya","ngulu-piyambakipun-sedaya","nguntal-kawula","sami-ngulu-kita","sampun-nguntal-kula"]·KO["(삼쯄다-나를)","[삼쯄다-우리를]","그가-삼킨다","그러나-삼켰다","그리고-삼켰느니라-그들을","그리고-삼켰다","그리고-삼켰도다","그리고-삼킨다","나의-삼킴","삼켰다","삼켰다가","삼켰으리로다-우리-를","삼키리라-그것을","삼키지-마소서","삼키지-않으리라","삼킬-것이다","위하여-삼키기"]·PT["(engoliu-me)","[engoliu-me]","a-engolirá","e-engolir","e-engoliram","e-engoliu","e-engoliu-os","engolir","engolir-nos","engolirá","engolirão-o","engoliu","me-trague","nos-teriam-engolido","os-engoliu","para-engolir"]·RU["(поглотил-меня)","[поглотил-меня]","и-поглотил","и-поглотила","и-поглотила-их","и-поглотили","и-поглотит","поглотила-их","поглотила-нас","поглотили-бы-они-нас","поглотит-меня","поглотят-его","проглотил","проглотит","проглотит-его","проглочу-я","чтобы-проглотить"]·ES["Y-tragaron","[kethiv]","lo-tragará;","lo-tragarán","los-tragó","me-ha-tragado","me-trague","nos-habrían-tragado","nos-trague","para-tragar","se-la-traga","trague","tragó","y-los-traga","y-los-tragó","y-tragaron","y-tragó"]·SW["-kumezwa","[amenimeza]","alimeza","amenimeza","ataimeza","hamezi","ikawameza","kummeza","na-ikameza","na-ikammeza","na-ikawameza","na-kuwameza","na-yakameza","nchi-ikawameza","nimeze","usinimeze","wangetumeza","wataimeza"]·TR["(yuttu-beni)","Ve-yuttular","[yuttu-beni]","ve-yutarsa","ve-yuttu","ve-yuttu-onları","yutacak-onu","yutana-dek","yutar","yutar-bizi","yutar-onu","yutarlardı-bizi","yutmak-için","yutsun-beni","yuttu","yuttu-onları"]·urd["(اُس-نے-نگلا-مجھے)","[اُس-نے-نگلا-مجھے]","اور-نگل-گئی","اور-نگل-گئی-اُنہیں","اور-نگل-گئیں","اور-نگلا","اور-نگلے","تھوک-نگلنے","نگل-جائیں-گے-اُسے","نگل-جائے-گا","نگل-جاتے-ہمیں","نگل-لیا-انہیں","نگل-لے-ہمیں","نگلنے-کو","نگلی","نگلے-مجھے","نگلےگا"]
Gen 41:7, Gen 41:24, Exod 7:12, Exod 15:12, Num 16:30, Num 16:32, Num 16:34, Num 26:10, Deut 11:6, Job 7:19, Job 20:15, Job 20:18 (+9 more)
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Senses
2. devour/swallow up (Piel intensive) — To devour or swallow up intensively in the Piel stem, expressing forceful consumption or engulfing, whether literal or figuratively of enemies consuming a people or wealth being devoured; retains the swallowing imagery but with intensified force, consistently rendered with Arabic ابْتَلَعَ (ibtalaʿa, Form VIII intensive) and Korean 삼키다. 15×
AR["أَبْتَلِعَ","ابْتَلَعَ","ابْتَلَعَهُ","ابْتَلَعْناهُ","ابْتَلَعْنَاهَا","بِـ-بَلعِ","تَبْتَلِعُ","تِبَلّْعِنُّو","كَبَلْعَ","مُبتَلِعُوكِ","يَبْتَلِعُهُ","يَبْتَلِعُهُمْ","يَبْلَعُ-"]·ben["-তে-গিলে-ফেলা","-তোমার-ধ্বংসকারীরা","আমি-গ্রাস-করি","গিলে-ফেলবে-তা","গিলে-ফেলে","গিলে-ফেলেছি-তাকে","গ্রাস-করবে","গ্রাস-করলাম","গ্রাস-করেছেন","গ্রাসে-করতে","তাকে-গিলে-ফেলে","তাদের-গ্রাস-করবেন","সে-উৎপাটিত-হয়"]·DE["ich-swallow-hinauf","verschlang","verschlingen","verschlingt-ihnen","wie-seiend-verschluckte","wir-haben-verschlungen-ihn-hinauf","wuerde-du-swallow-hinauf"]·EN["Has-swallowed","He-has-swallowed","I-swallow-up","as-being-swallowed","one-swallows-him","swallow-him","swallows","swallows-it-up","swallows-them","we-have-swallowed","we-have-swallowed-him-up","when-swallows","would-you-swallow-up","your-swallowers"]·FR["comme-étant-engloutit","dans-engloutir","engloutir","ferait-tu-swallow-en-haut","je-swallow-en-haut"]·heb["אבלע","ב-בלוע","בילע","בילענו","בלענו-אותו","יבלע־","יבלעם","יבלענו","כ-כבלע","מבלעיך","תבלע","תבלענו"]·HI["जब-निगला-जाए","तेरे-निगलने-वाले","निगल-जाएँगे-उसे","निगल-जाएगा-उन्हें","निगल-जाता-है-उसे","निगल-लिया","निगल-लिया-हमने","निगल-लिया-हमने-उसे","निगलता-है-","निगलने-में-","निगलूँ","निगलेगा","वह-उसे-निगल-जाए"]·ID["Ia-menelan","aku-menelan","ditelan","engkau-akan-menelan","kami-telah-menelannya","ketika-ditutupi","ketika-menelan","menelan","menelan-dia","menelannya","yang-menelan-engkau"]·IT["[בבלע]","[בלענו]","[מבלעיך]","come-essendo-inghiotti","inghiotti'","inghiottire","ingoiare","io-inghiotti-su","vorrebbe-tu-inghiotti-su"]·jav["Panjenengan-nguntal","badhé-nguntal","kita-sampun-ngulu-piyambakipun","kita-sampun-nguntal","kula-nguntal","nalika-nguntal","nalika-nutup","ngrisak-piyambakipun","ngulu-piyambakipun","nguntal","nguntal-piyambak-ipun","panjenengan-nguntal","para-ingkang-ngulu-panjenengan"]·KO["그-가-삼켰네","내가-삼킨다면","너를-삼키는-자들이","당신이-삼키려-하는가","삼켰네","삼켰다고","삼키느니라-","삼키느니라-그것을","삼키면-그를-그가","삼키시리로다","삼킨다-그를","에-삼키는-것같이","에서-삼키는데","우리-가-삼켰네"]·PT["Devoramos!","Engolimo-lo","Engoliu","como-engolir","engole-","engolir","engolirás","engoliu","o-engole","o-engolir","os-engolirá","quando-engole","teus-devoradores"]·RU["Мы-поглотили-её","Поглотил","когда-поглощает","когда-покрывают","мы-поглотили-его","поглотил","поглотит-его","поглотит-их","поглотишь","поглотят-его.","поглощает-его","поглощают-","поглощающие-тебя","поглощу"]·ES["Ha-devorado","como-envolver","cuando-traga","devora-","ha-devorado","hemos-devorado","lo-arranca","lo-destruyen","lo-devora","lo-hemos-devorado","los-tragará","tragarás","trago","tus-devoradores"]·SW["Amemeza","Tumemeza","Tumemmeza","amemeza","atawameza","huimeza","ikimezwa","inamzamisha","kinameza","nimeze","utameza","wakati-anapomeza","wakati-wa-kufunika","waliokumeza"]·TR["Yuttu","bir-an-bile-","yutacak-onları","yutanlarin","yutar-","yutar-onu","yutarsa-onu","yutarsam","yutarsın","yuttu","yuttuk","yuttuk-onu","yuttuğunda"]·urd["اُنہیں-نگل-جائے-گا","تُو-نگلے-گا","تیرا-نگلنے-والے","جب-نگلتا-ہے","جب-ڈھانپا-جائے","میں-نگلوں","نگل-جائے-اُسے","نگل-جاتا-ہے-اُسے","نگل-جاتے-ہیں-اُسے","نگل-گیا","نگلتا-ہے-","ہم-نے-اُسے-نگل-لیا","ہم-نے-نگل-لیا"]
Num 4:20, 2 Sam 20:19, 2 Sam 20:20, Job 8:18, Ps 21:9, Ps 35:25, Prov 19:28, Prov 21:20, Eccl 10:12, Isa 49:19, Lam 2:2, Lam 2:5 (+3 more)
3. destroy/annihilate (Piel metaphorical) — To destroy or annihilate in the Piel stem, a fully metaphorical extension where the swallowing imagery is lost and the sense is pure destruction; confirmed by Arabic يُزِيلُ (yuzīlu, to remove) and لِأُهْلِكَ (li-uhlika, to destroy), Korean 파괴함 (destruction) and 멸하게 (to exterminate), and Swahili -haribu (to destroy) and -angamiza (to annihilate). 5×
AR["لِأُهْلِكَهُ","مِنَ-الابْتِلاَعِ","وَتَبْتَلِعُني","وَيُزِيلُ","يَبْلَعُ"]·ben["এবং-আমাকে-গ্রাস-করেন","ও-গ্রাস-করবেন","গ্রাস-করতে-তাকে","গ্রাস-করবেন","গ্রাস-করা-থেকে"]·DE["und-verschlang","und-verschlingen","verschlang","verschlingen"]·EN["And-He-shall-destroy","He-shall-swallow-up","and-You-swallow-me","from-destroying","to-swallow-him-up"]·FR["engloutir","et-engloutir","et-engloutir-moi","à-engloutir-lui"]·heb["בילע","ו-בילע","ו-בלעתני","ל-בלעו","מ-בלע"]·HI["और-तू-मुझे-निगल-गया","और-निगल-जाएगा","निगल-जाएगा","निगलने-को-उसको","निगलने-से"]·ID["Dan-Dia-akan-menelan","Dia-menelan","dan-Engkau-menelanku","dari-menelan","untuk-menelannya"]·IT["[מבלע]","e-inghiottire-mio","e-ingoiare","ingoiare","per-inghiottire-suo"]·jav["dipun-sirnakaken","lan-dipun-sirnakaken","lan-ngrisak-kawula","saking-ngrisak","supados-ngrisak-piyambakipun"]·KO["그리고-당신이-나를-삼키셨다","그리고-삼키시리니","멸하게-하려고","삼키시리니","파괴함-에서"]·PT["Destruiu","E-destruirá","de-devorar","e-me-destróis","para-destruí-lo"]·RU["и-поглотил-меня","и-уничтожит","от-поглощения","поглотит","погубить-его"]·ES["Destruirá","Y-destruirá","de-destruir","para-destruirlo","¿y-me-destruyes?"]·SW["Ataiumeza","Na-ataharibu","kumwangamiza","kutoka-kumeza","na-unaniangamiza"]·TR["Ve-yutacak","Yuttu","ve-yutarsın-beni","yok-etmek-için-onu","yutmaktan"]·urd["اور-نگلتا-ہے-مجھے","اور-نگلے-گا","نگل-لے-گا","نگلنے","نگلنے-سے"]
4. be swallowed up (Nifal/Pual passive) — To be swallowed up, consumed, or overwhelmed in the passive stems (Nifal perfect and Pual imperfect/participle), expressing the state of having been devoured or destroyed; Arabic uses passive forms ابْتُلِعَ (ubtuliʿa) and يُبْلَعَ (yublaʿa), Korean 삼켜지다 (samkyeojida, passive of swallow), Swahili -mezwa (passive). 5×
AR["ابتُلِعَ","ابْتُلِعُوا","مَبْلُوعُونَ","يُبْتَلَعُ","يُبْلَعَ"]·ben["গিলে-ফেলা-হয়েছে","গ্রাস-করা-হয়","গ্রাস-হয়েছে","গ্রাসিত","সে-গ্রাস-হবে"]·DE["sein-swallowed-hinauf","verschlang","verschlingen"]·EN["Is-swallowed-up","are-swallowed-up","be-swallowed-up","he-should-be-swallowed-up","swallowed-up"]·FR["engloutir","être-swallowed-en-haut"]·heb["יבולע","מבולעים","נבלע","נבלעו"]·HI["निगल-गए","निगल-जाएगा","निगल-लिया-जाए","निगला-गया","निगले-गए-हैं"]·ID["Ditelan","ditelan","ia ditelan"]·IT["[מבלעים]","[נבלע]","[נבלעו]","essere-inghiottì-su","inghiottire"]·jav["dipun-ulu","dipun-untal","dipuntelè","piyambak-ipun-kauntalan"]·KO["그가-삼켜지리라","삼켜졌느니라","삼켜졌다","삼켜졌도다","삼켜질까봐"]·PT["Engolido-foi","destruidos","foram-engolidos","seja-engolido","será-engolido?"]·RU["был-поглощён","погибающими","поглощены","поглощён","поглощён-будет"]·ES["confundidos","devorado","fueron-confundidos","sea-tragado","será-tragado"]·SW["akamezwa","amemezwa","imemezwa","wamemezwa","wanamezwa"]·TR["yutuldu","yutuldular","yutulmus","yutulur"]·urd["نگل-لیا-جائے","نگل-لیے-گئے","نگلا-گیا","نگلے-گئے","وہ نگل لیا جائے گا"]
5. confuse/confound (Piel) — To confuse, confound, or lead astray in the Piel stem, a distinct semantic development from swallowing up speech or counsel so that clarity is lost; confirmed by Spanish confundir/confundiré, and Swahili -potosha (to mislead), distinguishing this sense from both physical swallowing and metaphorical destruction. 3×
AR["أُبَلِّعُ","ابتَلَعُوا","ابتَلِع"]·ben["গিলে-ফেলেছে","গ্রাস-কর","গ্রাস-করব"]·DE["confuse","verschlingen"]·EN["I-will-confuse","confuse","your-paths"]·FR["dans-engloutir","engloutir"]·heb["אבלע","בילעו","בלע"]·HI["उन्होंने-निगल-लिया","निगल-दूँगा"]·ID["Aku-akan-membingungkan","mereka-menelan"]·IT["[אבלע]","[בלעו]","inghiotti'"]·jav["kawula-ndadosaken-bingung","kula-badhé-kesusu","piyambakipun-ngrusak"]·KO["삼켜-주소서","삼켰도다","삼키리라"]·PT["Devora","destruirei","destruição"]·RU["поглоти","поглотили","поглощу"]·ES["confunden","confundiré","devora"]·SW["Wameze","nitameza","wamepotosha"]·TR["yut","yutacagim","yuttular"]·urd["انہوں-نے-نگل-لیا","نِگَل-جا","نگل-جاؤں-گا"]
6. sense 6 1×
AR["ابتُلِعَت"]·ben["গিলে-ফেলা-হত"]·DE["Krieg-verschlungen-hinauf"]·EN["was-swallowed-up"]·FR["engloutir"]·heb["תתבלע"]·HI["निगल-जाती-है"]·ID["tertelan"]·IT["inghiotti'"]·jav["dipunkuntal"]·KO["삼켜졌도다"]·PT["era-tragada"]·RU["исчезает"]·ES["se-confundía"]·SW["ilimezwa"]·TR["yutuldu"]·urd["ضائع-ہو-جاتی-تھی"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† בָּלַע vb. swallow down, swallow up, engulf (idea of quickness, suddenness) (NH id., Arabic بَلِعَ swallow, Ethiopic በልዐ eat, Aramaic בְּלַע ܒܠܰܥ; Assyrian belû, Pi. destroy ZimBP 27)— Qal Pf. בָּלַע Jb 20:15, sf. בְּלָעַנִי Je 51:34 (Qr, cf. 𝔊 Kt -נוּ); 3 fs. בָּֽלְעָה Nu 16:30; 3 pl. sf. בְּלָעוּנוּ ψ 124:3; Impf. יִבְלָ֑ע Jb 20:18, וַיִּבְלַע Ex 7:12, sf. יִבְלָעֶנָּה Is 28:4; 3 fs.…