Strong's Lexicon balal: To mix, mingle, confuse Original Word: בָּלַל Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for "balal" is συγχέω (syncheō), which also means to mix or confuse. Usage: The Hebrew verb "balal" primarily means to mix or mingle. It is often used in contexts where substances are combined or where confusion is introduced. The term can imply both a physical mixing, such as ingredients in a recipe, and a metaphorical mixing, such as the confusion of languages or ideas. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of mixing could have both positive and negative connotations. Mixing ingredients was essential for cooking and creating offerings, while mixing languages or peoples could imply disorder or divine intervention. The most notable biblical event involving "balal" is the Tower of Babel, where God confuses the languages of humanity, leading to the dispersion of peoples across the earth. Brown-Driver-Briggs I. בָּלַל verb mingle, mix, confuse, confound (Arabic  moisten (with water), compare  moisture, Assyrian balâlu, DlPr 70; compare Phoenician בלל name of a sacrifice, & Late Hebrew בִּלְבֵּל; Aramaic בַּלְבֵּל,  ) — Qal Perfect בָּלַל Genesis 11:9, ַבּלֹּתִָּֽי Psalm 92:11 (but compare below); Imperfect1plural נָָֽבְלָה = נָכֹ֫לָּה Genesis 11:7, compare Köi. 325; Participle passive בָּלוּל Exodus 29:40 3t., בְּלוּלָה Leviticus 2:5 28t., בְּלוּלֹת Exodus 29:2 4t.; — 1 mingle, confuse (object שָׂפָה = speech, language, q. v.) Genesis 11:7,9 (J). 2 mix (cakes or flour, etc. always with oil) technical term of sacrifice, only P (H Leviticus 23:13), compare Di on Leviticus 2:4; usually as מנחה, ׳בַּשֶּׁמֶן ׳סֹלֶת בּ Exodus 29:40; Leviticus 2:5; Leviticus 14:10,21; Leviticus 23:13; Numbers 7:13,19,25,31,37,43,49,55,61,67,73,79; Numbers 8:8; Numbers 15:4,6,9; Numbers 28:5,9,12 (twice in verse); Numbers 28:13; Numbers 28:20; Numbers 28:28; Numbers 29:3; Numbers 23:9; Numbers 23:14, ׳בשׁ ׳מנחה ב Leviticus 7:10 (opposed to חֲרֵבָה) Leviticus 9:4, ׳בשׁ ׳חַלּוֺת מַצּוֺת ב Exodus 29:2; Leviticus 7:12 (twice in verse), i.e. made by mixing with oil; סלת ׳בשׁ ׳חלות מצות ב Leviticus 2:4, ׳בשׁ ׳סלת חלות ב Numbers 6:15, i.e. fine flour (in the form) of cakes so made. ַבּלֹּתִָּֽי בְּשֶׁמֶן רַעֲנָן Psalm 92:11 I shall be (am) anointed with fresh oil AV RV; verb not elsewhere in this sense; ᵐ5 ᵑ9 Hup Che read בְּלֹתִי from בלה, infinitive construct suffix, abstract for concrete, my wasting = my wasting strength, of declining age; Israel under figure of old man; this however is not favoured by context. The passage is therefore doubtful. Hithpo`el Imperfect יִתְבּוֺלָ֑ל Hosea 7:8; ׳אפרים בעמים הוא י Ephraim, among the peoples doth he mix himself; but Ew Now derive here from בלל = בלה (or נבל) waste away, compare Hiph`il Hiph`il Imperfect וַנָּ֫בֶל Isaiah 64:5 and we faded away, but read perhaps וַנִּכֹּל from נבל compare Di (De, less probably, derives from בלל — compare Ew Now Hosea 7:8 — or בול = נבל). II. [בָּלַל] verb denominative to give provender — Qal Imperfect וַיָּ֑בָל Judges 19:21 Qr (Kt ויבול) followed by לְ give provender to the asses. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance anoint, confound, fade, mingle, mix self, give provender, temper A primitive root; to overflow (specifically with oil.); by implication, to mix; also (denominatively from bliyl) to fodder -- anoint, confound, X fade, mingle, mix (self), give provender, temper. see HEBREW bliyl Forms and Transliterations בְּלוּלָ֛ה בְּלוּלָ֣ה בְּלוּלָ֥ה בְּלוּלֹ֣ת בְּלוּלֹ֥ת בְלוּלָֽה־ בַּ֝לֹּתִ֗י בָּל֕וּל בָּל֥וּל בָּל֨וּל בָּלַ֥ל בלול בלולה בלולה־ בלולת בלל בלתי וְנָבְלָ֥ה וַיָּ֖בָל ויבל ונבלה יִתְבּוֹלָ֑ל יתבולל bā·lal bā·lūl bal·lō·ṯî baLal bālal balloTi ballōṯî baLul bālūl bə·lū·lāh ḇə·lū·lāh- bə·lū·lōṯ beluLah bəlūlāh ḇəlūlāh- beluLot bəlūlōṯ vaiYavol velulah venaveLah way·yā·ḇāl wayyāḇāl wə·nā·ḇə·lāh wənāḇəlāh yiṯ·bō·w·lāl yitboLal yiṯbōwlālLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 11:7 HEB: הָ֚בָה נֵֽרְדָ֔ה וְנָבְלָ֥ה שָׁ֖ם שְׂפָתָ֑ם NAS: and there confuse their language, KJV: let us go down, and there confound their language, INT: Come go confuse and there their language Genesis 11:9 Exodus 29:2 Exodus 29:40 Leviticus 2:4 Leviticus 2:5 Leviticus 7:10 Leviticus 7:12 Leviticus 7:12 Leviticus 9:4 Leviticus 14:10 Leviticus 14:21 Leviticus 23:13 Numbers 6:15 Numbers 7:13 Numbers 7:19 Numbers 7:25 Numbers 7:31 Numbers 7:37 Numbers 7:43 Numbers 7:49 Numbers 7:55 Numbers 7:61 Numbers 7:67 Numbers 7:73 43 Occurrences |
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