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בַּל H1077
H1077 is the Hebrew word בַּל, transliterated bal and said bal. The King James Version most often renders it not.
What it means
properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually (adverb) not at all; also lest.
Where it comes from
from H1086 (בָּלָה).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 8 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: lest, neither, no, none (that...), not (any), nothing.
Verses using בַּל
All 7 verses, quoted in full.
Psalm 16:4 · KJV
Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.
Psalm 32:9 · KJV
Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.
Proverbs 9:13 · KJV
A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.
Isaiah 14:21 · KJV
Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities.
Isaiah 26:10 · KJV
Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the LORD.
Isaiah 26:18 · KJV
We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen.
Isaiah 33:21 · KJV
But there the glorious LORD will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.
Common questions
What does Strong's H1077 mean?
H1077 is the Hebrew word בַּל (bal), meaning properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually (adverb) not at all; also lest.
How is H1077 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it not (2 times), nor (1 time), lest (1 time), and (1 time), yet will he not (1 time), among others.
How many times does H1077 appear in the Bible?
בַּל (bal) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1077 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H1086 (בָּלָה).
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