Strong's Hebrew · H1077

בַּל

bal · bal

lest, neither, no, none (that...), not (any), nothing.

Definition

properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually (adverb) not at all; also lest

Derivation

from H1086 (בָּלָה);

Appears 72 times in Scripture

Psalms 78:44

He turned their rivers to blood, and from their streams they could not drink.

Psalms 119:121

I have done what is just and right; do not leave me to my oppressors.

Psalms 17:5

My steps have held to Your paths; my feet have not slipped.

Isaiah 43:17

who brings out the chariots and horses, the armies and warriors together, to lie down, never to rise again; to be extinguished, snuffed out like a wick:

Psalms 104:5

He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.

Proverbs 19:23

The fear of the LORD leads to life, that one may rest content, without visitation from harm.

Psalms 10:15

Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call him to account for his wickedness until none is left to be found.

Psalms 16:8

I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

Proverbs 23:35

“They struck me, but I feel no pain! They beat me, but I did not know it! When can I wake up to search for another drink?”

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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