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Lexicon :: Strong's H1100 - bᵊlîyaʿal

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בְּלִיַּעַל
Transliteration
bᵊlîyaʿal
Pronunciation
bel-e-yah'-al
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

בְּלִיַּעַל bᵉlîyaʻal, bel-e-yah'-al; from H1097 and H3276;(often in connection with H376, H802, H1121, etc.) without profit, worthlessness; by extension, destruction, wickedness:—Belial, evil, naughty, ungodly (men), wicked.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x

The KJV translates Strong's H1100 in the following manner: Belial (16x), wicked (5x), ungodly (3x), evil (1x), naughty 1 ungodly men (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x
The KJV translates Strong's H1100 in the following manner: Belial (16x), wicked (5x), ungodly (3x), evil (1x), naughty 1 ungodly men (1x).

  1. worthlessness

    1. worthless, good for nothing, unprofitable, base fellow

    2. wicked

    3. ruin, destruction (construct)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בְּלִיַּעַל bᵉlîyaʻal, bel-e-yah'-al; from H1097 and H3276;(often in connection with H376, H802, H1121, etc.) without profit, worthlessness; by extension, destruction, wickedness:—Belial, evil, naughty, ungodly (men), wicked.
STRONGS H1100: Abbreviations
† בְּלִיַּ֫עַל 27 noun [masculine] worthlessness (compound בְּלִי not, without and יַעַל worth, use, profit) — בּ׳ Deuteronomy 13:14 + 20 times; בְּלִיָּ֑עַל Psalm 101:3 + 5 times; — the quality of being useless, good for nothing.
1. abstract אִישׁ (ה)בליעל, אַנְשֵׁי הבליעל, worthless, good-for-nothing, base fellows 1 Samuel 25:25; 2 Samuel 16:7; 2 Samuel 20:1; 1 Kings 21:13; Proverbs 16:27; = בֶּן־ב׳ 1 Samuel 25:17, בְּנֵי ב׳ Deuteronomy 13:14; Judges 19:22; Judges 20:13; 1 Samuel 2:12; 1 Samuel 10:27; 1 Kings 21:10, 13; 2 Chronicles 13:7; בַּת ב׳ 1 Samuel 1:16 (drunken woman); עֵד ב׳ base witness Proverbs 19:28; דְּבַר ב׳ base, wicked thing Psalm 41:9 (yet compare 3 below), Psalm 101:3 (add probably also 1 Samuel 29:10, so Greek Version of the LXX We Dr); ב׳⬩⬩⬩דָּבָר (elliptical and in apposition) Deuteronomy 15:9.
2. concrete elliptical of אישׁ ב׳ 2 Samuel 23:6; Job 34:18; כָּל־אִישׁ רַע וּבְלִיַּעַל 1 Samuel 30:22; אָדָם בְּלִיַּעַל Proverbs 6:12.
3. ruin, destruction: so Psalm 41:9 according to De Che and others, but see above; יֹעֵץ ב׳ counsellor of ruin Nahum 1:11; ב׳ alone a man of ruin, destroyer Nahum 2:1; נַחֲלֵי ב׳ floods of destruction (|| שְׁאוֺל) 2 Samuel 22:5 = Psalm 18:5.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

13:14; 13:14; 15:9

Judges

19:22; 20:13

1 Samuel

1:16; 2:12; 10:27; 25:17; 25:25; 29:10; 30:22

2 Samuel

16:7; 20:1; 22:5; 23:6

1 Kings

21:10; 21:13; 21:13

2 Chronicles

13:7

Job

34:18

Psalms

18:5; 41:9; 41:9; 101:3; 101:3

Proverbs

6:12; 16:27; 19:28

Nahum

1:11; 2:1

H1100

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1100 matches the Hebrew בְּלִיַּעַל (bᵊlîyaʿal),
which occurs 27 times in 26 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 13:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 13:13 - that certain worthless fellows have gone out among you and have drawn away the inhabitants of their city, saying, ‘Let us go and serve other gods,’ which you have not known,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 15:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:9 - Take care lest there be an unworthy thought in your heart and you say, ‘The seventh year, the year of release is near,’ and your eye look grudgingly[fn] on your poor brother, and you give him nothing, and he cry to the LORD against you, and you be guilty of sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:22 - As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, worthless fellows, surrounded the house, beating on the door. And they said to the old man, the master of the house, “Bring out the man who came into your house, that we may know him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:13 - Now therefore give up the men, the worthless fellows in Gibeah, that we may put them to death and purge evil from Israel.” But the Benjaminites would not listen to the voice of their brothers, the people of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:16 - Do not regard your servant as a worthless woman, for all along I have been speaking out of my great anxiety and vexation.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:12 - Now the sons of Eli were worthless men. They did not know the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 10:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:27 - But some worthless fellows said, “How can this man save us?” And they despised him and brought him no present. But he held his peace.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:17 - Now therefore know this and consider what you should do, for harm is determined against our master and against all his house, and he is such a worthless man that one cannot speak to him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:25 - Let not my lord regard this worthless fellow, Nabal, for as his name is, so is he. Nabal[fn] is his name, and folly is with him. But I your servant did not see the young men of my lord, whom you sent.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 30:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:22 - Then all the wicked and worthless fellows among the men who had gone with David said, “Because they did not go with us, we will not give them any of the spoil that we have recovered, except that each man may lead away his wife and children, and depart.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:7 - And Shimei said as he cursed, “Get out, get out, you man of blood, you worthless man!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:1 - Now there happened to be there a worthless man, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjaminite. And he blew the trumpet and said,
“We have no portion in David,
and we have no inheritance in the son of Jesse;
every man to his tents, O Israel!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:5 - “For the waves of death encompassed me,
the torrents of destruction assailed me;[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:6 - But worthless men[fn] are all like thorns that are thrown away,
for they cannot be taken with the hand;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:10 - And set two worthless men opposite him, and let them bring a charge against him, saying, ‘You have cursed[fn] God and the king.’ Then take him out and stone him to death.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:13 - And the two worthless men came in and sat opposite him. And the worthless men brought a charge against Naboth in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king.” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death with stones.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 13:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:7 - and certain worthless scoundrels[fn] gathered about him and defied Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and irresolute[fn] and could not withstand them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:18 - who says to a king, ‘Worthless one,’
and to nobles, ‘Wicked man,’

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:4 - The cords of death encompassed me;
the torrents of destruction assailed me;[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 41:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:8 - They say, “A deadly thing is poured out[fn] on him;
he will not rise again from where he lies.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 101:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:3 - I will not set before my eyes
anything that is worthless.
I hate the work of those who fall away;
it shall not cling to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:12 - A worthless person, a wicked man,
goes about with crooked speech,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:27 - A worthless man plots evil,
and his speech[fn] is like a scorching fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:28 - A worthless witness mocks at justice,
and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 1:11 - From you came one
who plotted evil against the LORD,
a worthless counselor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 1:15 - [fn] Behold, upon the mountains, the feet of him
who brings good news,
who publishes peace!
Keep your feasts, O Judah;
fulfill your vows,
for never again shall the worthless pass through you;
he is utterly cut off.
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