Strong's Hebrew · H1082
H1082 bâlag
בָּלַג
baw-lag'
be cheerful
Looking for Greek G1082 Gennēsarét? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H1082. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
bâlag appears 4 times in Scripture, in Job, Psalms and Amos. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to break off or loose (in a favorable or unfavorable sense), i.e. desist (from grief) or invade (with destruction)
In the King James Version
comfort, (recover) strength(-en).
Derivation
a primitive root;
Appears 4 times in Scripture
“He flashes destruction on the strong, so that fury comes upon the stronghold.”
“If I were to say, ‘I will forget my complaint and change my expression and smile,’”
“Are my days not few? Withdraw from me, that I may have a little comfort,”
“Turn Your gaze away from me, that I may again be cheered before I depart and am no more.””
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
