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Proverbs 21:20

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Masoretic Text 1524

H214 There is treasure אוצר

H2530 to be desired נחמד

H8081 and oil ושׁמן

H5116 in the dwelling בנוה

H2450 of the wise חכם

H3684 but a foolish וכסיל

H120 man אדם

H1104 spendeth it up יבלענו׃

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

There

H214 treasure

H2530 desired

and

H8081 oil

the

H5116 dwelling

the

H2450 wise

but

H3684 foolish

H120 man

spendeth

H1104 up

Hebrew-English Dictionary

Strongs: H1104

Hebrew: בָּלַע

Transliteration: bâlaʻ

Pronunciation: baw-lah'

Part of Speech: Verb

Bible Usage: {cover} {destroy} {devour} eat {up} be at {end} spend {up} swallow down (up).

Definition:

to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally to destroy

1. to swallow down, swallow up, engulf, eat up

a. (Qal)

1. to swallow down

2. to swallow up, engulf

b. (Niphal) to be swallowed up

c. (Piel)

1. to swallow

2. to swallow up, engulf

3. squandering (fig.)

d. (Pual) to be swallowed up

e. (Hithpael) to be ended

The Brown-Driver-Briggs
Hebrew-English Lexicon (BDB) 1906