Word Study · Strong's H1100 · Hebrew
בְּלִיַּעַל
beliaal
bel-e-yah'-al
Strong's 1890 spelling: bᵉlîyaʻal
“without profit, worthlessness”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
without profit, worthlessness; by extension, destruction, wickedness
Rendered in the KJV as
Belial, evil, naughty, ungodly (men), wicked.
- 27occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 10 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 20inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 27 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 20
- בְּ֭לִיַּעַל4
- בְלִיַּ֣עַל2
- בְלִיַּ֜עַל2
- בְלִיַּעַל֮2
- בְּלִיָּ֑עַל2
- בְלִיַּ֙עַל֙1
- בְלִיַּ֗עַל1
- בְלִיַּ֖עַל1
- בְלִיַּ֔עַל1
- בְלִיָּ֑עַל1
- בְּלִיַּ֔עַל1
- בְּלִיַּ֗עַל1
and 8 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 6
- worthlessness20
- the worthlessness3
- a worthless person1
- and a worthless person1
- and worthlessness1
- worthless person1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · masculine singular22
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular3
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsa · 22
- HTd/Ncmsa · 3
- HC/Ncmsa · 2
All 27, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- 1 Samuel6 of 27 · 22%
- 2 Samuel4 of 27 · 15%
- 1 Kings3 of 27 · 11%
- Psalms3 of 27 · 11%
- Proverbs3 of 27 · 11%
1 Samuel carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Deuteronomy2 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 13:13בְלִיַּ֙עַל֙veliyaalnoun · masculine singularthat wicked men have arisen from among you and have led the people of their city astray, saying, “Let us go and serve other gods” (which you have not known),here: worthlessness
- Deuteronomy 15:9בְלִיַּ֜עַלveliyaalnoun · masculine singularBe careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: “The seventh year, the year of release, is near,” so that you look upon your poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing. He will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.here: worthlessness
Judges2 occurrences
- Judges 19:22בְלִיַּ֗עַלveliyaalnoun · masculine singularWhile they were enjoying themselves, suddenly the wicked men of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, they said to the old man who owned the house, “Bring out the man who came to your house, so we can have relations with him!”here: worthlessness
- Judges 20:13בְלִיַּ֜עַלveliyaalnoun · masculine singularHand over the wicked men of Gibeah so we can put them to death and purge Israel of this evil.” But the Benjamites refused to heed the voice of their fellow Israelites.here: worthlessness
1 Samuel6 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 1:16בְּלִיָּ֑עַלbeliyaalnoun · masculine singularDo not take your servant for a wicked woman; for all this time I have been praying out of the depth of my anguish and grief.”here: worthlessness
- 1 Samuel 2:12בְלִיָּ֑עַלveliyaalnoun · masculine singularNow the sons of Eli were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORDhere: worthlessness
- 1 Samuel 10:27בְלִיַּ֣עַלveliyaalnoun · masculine singularBut some worthless men said, “How can this man save us?” So they despised him and brought him no gifts; but Saul remained silent about it.here: worthlessness
- 1 Samuel 25:17בְּלִיַּ֔עַלbeliyaalnoun · masculine singularNow consider carefully what you must do, because disaster looms over our master and all his household. For he is such a scoundrel that nobody can speak to him!”here: worthlessness
- 1 Samuel 25:25הַבְּלִיַּ֨עַלhabeliyaalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularMy lord should pay no attention to this scoundrel Nabal, for he lives up to his name: His name means Fool, and folly accompanies him. I, your servant, did not see my lord’s young men whom you sent.here: the worthlessness
- 1 Samuel 30:22וּבְלִיַּ֗עַלuveliyaalconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularbut all the wicked and worthless men among those who had gone with David said, “Because they did not go with us, we will not share with them the plunder we recovered, except for each man’s wife and children. They may take them and go.”here: and worthlessness
2 Samuel4 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 16:7הַבְּלִיָּֽעַל׃habeliyaalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularAnd as he yelled curses, Shimei said, “Get out, get out, you worthless man of bloodshed!here: the worthlessness
- 2 Samuel 20:1בְּלִיַּ֗עַלbeliyaalnoun · masculine singularNow a worthless man named Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjamite, happened to be there, and he blew the ram’s horn and shouted: “We have no share in David, no inheritance in Jesse’s son. Every man to his tent, O Israel!”here: worthlessness
- 2 Samuel 22:5בְלִיַּ֖עַלveliyaalnoun · masculine singularFor the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.here: worthlessness
- 2 Samuel 23:6וּבְלִיַּ֕עַלuveliyaalconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularBut the worthless are all like thorns raked aside, for they can never be gathered by hand.here: and a worthless person
1 Kings3 occurrences
- 1 Kings 21:10בְלִיַּעַל֮veliyaalnoun · masculine singularBut seat two scoundrels opposite him and have them testify, ‘You have cursed both God and the king!’ Then take him out and stone him to death.”here: worthlessness
- 1 Kings 21:13בְלִיַּעַל֮veliyaalnoun · masculine singularAnd the two scoundrels came in and sat opposite Naboth, and these men testified against him before the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed both God and the king!” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.here: worthlessness
- 1 Kings 21:13הַבְּלִיַּ֜עַלhabeliyaalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularAnd the two scoundrels came in and sat opposite Naboth, and these men testified against him before the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed both God and the king!” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.here: the worthlessness
Psalms3 occurrences
- Psalms 18:4בְלִיַּ֣עַלveliyaalnoun · masculine singularThe cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.here: worthlessness
- Psalms 41:8בְּ֭לִיַּעַלbeliyaalnoun · masculine singular“A vile disease has been poured into him; he will never get up from where he lies!”here: worthlessness
- Psalms 101:3בְּלִ֫יָּ֥עַלbeliyaalnoun · masculine singularI will set no worthless thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.here: worthlessness
Proverbs3 occurrences
- Proverbs 6:12בְּ֭לִיַּעַלbeliyaalnoun · masculine singularA worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth,here: worthlessness
- Proverbs 16:27בְּ֭לִיַּעַלbeliyaalnoun · masculine singularA worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.here: worthlessness
- Proverbs 19:28בְּ֭לִיַּעַלbeliyaalnoun · masculine singularA corrupt witness mocks justice, and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.here: worthlessness
Nahum2 occurrences
- Nahum 1:11בְּלִיָּֽעַל׃ סbeliyaalnoun · masculine singularFrom you, O Nineveh, comes forth a plotter of evil against the LORD, a counselor of wickedness.here: worthlessness
- Nahum 1:15בְּלִיַּ֖עַלbeliyaalnoun · masculine singularLook to the mountains— the feet of one who brings good news, who proclaims peace! Celebrate your feasts, O Judah; fulfill your vows. For the wicked will never again march through you; they will be utterly cut off.here: a worthless person