Word Study · Strong's H1106 · Hebrew
בֶּלַע
Bela
beh'-lah
Strong's 1890 spelling: Belaʻ
“Bela, the name of a place, also of an Edomite and of two Israelites”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Bela, the name of a place, also of an Edomite and of two Israelites
Rendered in the KJV as
Bela.
- 14occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 11inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 14 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 11
- בֶּ֖לַע3
- בָּ֑לַע2
- בֶ֖לַע1
- בֶ֗לַע1
- בֶּ֤לַע1
- בֶּ֚לַע1
- בֶּ֧לַע1
- בֶּ֣לַע1
- וּבֶ֙לַע֙1
- לְבֶ֗לַע1
- לְבָ֑לַע1
How it is rendered · 4
- Bela11
- and Bela1
- of Bela1
- to Bela1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- proper noun (a name)9
- proper noun (a name)2
- preposition + proper noun (a name)2
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpm · 9
- HNpl · 2
- HR/Npm · 2
- HC/Npm · 1
All 14, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Genesis5 occurrences
- Genesis 14:2בֶּ֖לַעbela'proper noun (a name)went to war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).here: Bela
- Genesis 14:8בֶּ֖לַעbela'proper noun (a name)Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) marched out and arrayed themselves for battle in the Valley of Siddimhere: Bela
- Genesis 36:32בֶּ֖לַעbela'proper noun (a name)Bela son of Beor reigned in Edom; the name of his city was Dinhabah.here: Bela
- Genesis 36:33בָּ֑לַעbala'proper noun (a name)When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.here: Bela
- Genesis 46:21בֶּ֤לַעbela'proper noun (a name)The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.here: Bela
Numbers2 occurrences
- Numbers 26:38לְבֶ֗לַעlevela'preposition + proper noun (a name)These were the descendants of Benjamin by their clans: The Belaite clan from Bela, the Ashbelite clan from Ashbel, the Ahiramite clan from Ahiram,here: of Bela
- Numbers 26:40בֶ֖לַעvela'proper noun (a name)And the descendants of Bela from Ard and Naaman were the Ardite clan from Ard and the Naamite clan from Naaman.here: Bela
1 Chronicles7 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 1:43בֶּ֚לַעbela'proper noun (a name)These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites: Bela son of Beor. His city was named Dinhabah.here: Bela
- 1 Chronicles 1:44בָּ֑לַעbala'proper noun (a name)When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.here: Bela
- 1 Chronicles 5:8וּבֶ֙לַע֙uvela'conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Jeiel the chief, Zechariah, and Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel. They settled in Aroer and as far as Nebo and Baal-meon.here: and Bela
- 1 Chronicles 7:6בֶּ֧לַעbela'proper noun (a name)The three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael.here: Bela
- 1 Chronicles 7:7בֶ֗לַעvela'proper noun (a name)The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, heads of their families—five in all. There were 22,034 mighty men of valor listed in their genealogies.here: Bela
- 1 Chronicles 8:1בֶּ֣לַעbela'proper noun (a name)Benjamin was the father of Bela, his firstborn; Ashbel was the second born, Aharah the third,here: Bela
- 1 Chronicles 8:3לְבָ֑לַעlevala'preposition + proper noun (a name)The sons of Bela:here: to Bela
Same headword in Strong's