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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.
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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 troublemakers have arisen among you and have led the people of their town astray, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” (gods you have not known),

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 15:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:9 - Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought: “The seventh year, the year for canceling debts, is near,” so that you do not show ill will toward the needy among your fellow Israelites and give them nothing. They may then appeal to the LORD against you, and you will be found guilty of sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:22 - While they were enjoying themselves, some of the wicked men of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, they shouted to the old man who owned the house, “Bring out the man who came to your house so we can have sex with him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:13 - Now turn those wicked men of Gibeah over to us so that we may put them to death and purge the evil from Israel.” But the Benjamites would not listen to their fellow Israelites.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:16 - Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; I have been praying here out of my great anguish and grief.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:12 - Eli’s sons were scoundrels; they had no regard for the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 10:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:27 - But some scoundrels said, “How can this fellow save us?” They despised him and brought him no gifts. But Saul kept silent.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:17 - Now think it over and see what you can do, because disaster is hanging over our master and his whole household. He is such a wicked man that no one can talk to him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:25 - Please pay no attention, my lord, to that wicked man Nabal. He is just like his name—his name means Fool, and folly goes with him. And as for me, your servant, I did not see the men my lord sent.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 30:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:22 - But all the evil men and troublemakers among David’s followers said, “Because they did not go out with us, we will not share with them the plunder we recovered. However, each man may take his wife and children and go.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:7 - As he cursed, Shimei said, “Get out, get out, you murderer, you scoundrel!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:1 - Now a troublemaker named Sheba son of Bikri, a Benjamite, happened to be there. He sounded the trumpet and shouted, “We have no share in David, no part in Jesse’s son! Every man to his tent, Israel!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:5 - The waves of death swirled about me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:6 - But evil men are all to be cast aside like thorns, which are not gathered with the hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:10 - But seat two scoundrels opposite him and have them bring charges that he has cursed both 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 - Then two scoundrels came and sat opposite him and brought charges against Naboth before the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed both God and the king.” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 13:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:7 - Some worthless scoundrels gathered around him and opposed Rehoboam son of Solomon when he was young and indecisive and not strong enough to resist them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:18 - Is he not the One who says to kings, ‘You are worthless,’ and to nobles, ‘You are wicked,’

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:4 - The cords of death entangled me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 41:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:8 - “A vile disease has afflicted him; he will never get up from the place where he lies.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 101:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:3 - I will not look with approval on anything that is vile. I hate what faithless people do; I will have no part in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:12 - A troublemaker and a villain, who goes about with a corrupt mouth,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:27 - A scoundrel plots evil, and on their lips it is like a scorching fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:28 - A corrupt witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 1:11 - From you, Nineveh, has one come forth who plots evil against the LORD and devises wicked plans.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 1:15 - Look, there on the mountains, the feet of one who brings good news, who proclaims peace! Celebrate your festivals, Judah, and fulfill your vows. No more will the wicked invade you; they will be completely destroyed.[fn]
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