Hebrew neg · H1077
בַּל
balbal
not
73 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H1077is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 6 of 39Old Testament books
- 8spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H1077
properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually (adverb) not at all; also lest
The King James renders it: lest, neither, no, none (that...), not (any), nothing.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
bal is rendered "not". It stands 73 times in the Hebrew text, across six books.
- Thirty-five of the uses stand in Psalms, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.1 Chronicles 16:30tremble before Him, all the earth. The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.
- The Greek text spells it eight different ways.
The first use
tremble before Him, all the earth. The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.
1 Chronicles 16:30בַּל־
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Thirty-five of the word's seventy-three uses are in Psalms.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- not63
- and not9
- of not1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
The words it stands beside
All 73, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
8 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- בַּל־57
- וּבַל־7
- בַל־3
- בַּֽל־2
- בַֽל1
- בַּ֝֗ל1
- וּֽבַל־1
- וּבַֽל־1
The grammar of each form
- negative (“not”)64HTn
- conjunction (“and”) + negative (“not”)9HC/Tn
1 Chronicles
one use
tremble before Him, all the earth. The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
Job
one use
The folds of his flesh are tightly joined; they are firm and immovable.
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
Psalms
thirty-five uses
In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
He says to himself, “I will not be moved; from age to age I am free of distress.”
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call him to account for his wickedness until none is left to be found.
- בַל־val-negative (“not”)tagged: not
to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed, that the men of the earth may strike terror no more.
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.”
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
Sorrows will multiply to those who chase other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood, or speak their names with my lips.
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
- וּֽבַל־uval-conjunction (“and”) + negative (“not”)tagged: and not
I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night. You have tested me and found no evil; I have resolved not to sin with my mouth.
- בַל־val-negative (“not”)tagged: not
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
My steps have held to Your paths; my feet have not slipped.
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
You have granted his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
For the king trusts in the LORD; through the loving devotion of the Most High, he will not be shaken.
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
Though they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
In prosperity I said, “I will never be shaken.”
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
Do not be like the horse or mule, which have no understanding; they must be controlled with bit and bridle to make them come to you.
- בַּ֝֗לbalnegative (“not”)tagged: not
You have made us a byword among the nations, a laughingstock among the peoples.
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
God is within her; she will not be moved. God will help her when morning dawns.
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish.
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
I will praise You, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing Your praises among the peoples.
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
Like a slug that dissolves in its slime, like a woman’s stillborn child, may they never see the sun.
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: of not
He turned their rivers to blood, and from their streams they could not drink.
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
The LORD reigns! He is robed in majesty; the LORD has clothed and armed Himself with strength. The world indeed is firmly established; it cannot be moved.
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
Declare among the nations: “The LORD reigns!” The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved; He will judge the peoples with equity.
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
You set a boundary they cannot cross, that they may never again cover the earth.
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing Your praises among the peoples.
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
I have done what is just and right; do not leave me to my oppressors.
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into the miry pits, never to rise again.
- בַּֽל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their delicacies.
- וּבַל־uval-conjunction (“and”) + negative (“not”)tagged: and not
He has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah!
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
Proverbs
ten uses
The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing.
- וּבַל־uval-conjunction (“and”) + negative (“not”)tagged: and not
The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
Stay away from a foolish man; you will gain no knowledge from his speech.
- וּבַל־uval-conjunction (“and”) + negative (“not”)tagged: and not
The fear of the LORD leads to life, that one may rest content, without visitation from harm.
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
for he is keeping track, inwardly counting the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
“They struck me, but I feel no pain! They beat me, but I did not know it! When can I wake up to search for another drink?”
- בַל־val-negative (“not”)tagged: not
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
Isaiah
twenty-four uses
Prepare a place to slaughter his sons for the iniquities of their forefathers. They will never rise up to possess a land or cover the earth with their cities.
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
Though grace is shown to the wicked man, he does not learn righteousness. In the land of righteousness he acts unjustly and fails to see the majesty of the LORD.
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
- וּבַל־uval-conjunction (“and”) + negative (“not”)tagged: and not
O LORD, Your hand is upraised, but they do not see it. They will see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame. The fire set for Your enemies will consume them!
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
The dead will not live; the departed spirits will not rise. Therefore You have punished and destroyed them; You have wiped out all memory of them.
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
We were with child; we writhed in pain; but we gave birth to wind. We have given no salvation to the earth, nor brought any life into the world.
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
- וּבַֽל־uval-conjunction (“and”) + negative (“not”)tagged: and not
Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts. Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a peaceful pasture, a tent that does not wander; its tent pegs will not be pulled up, nor will any of its cords be broken.
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
But there the Majestic One, our LORD, will be for us a place of rivers and wide canals, where no galley with oars will row, and no majestic vessel will pass.
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
Your ropes are slack; they cannot secure the mast or spread the sail. Then an abundance of spoils will be divided, and even the lame will carry off plunder.
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
And no resident of Zion will say, “I am sick.” The people who dwell there will be forgiven of iniquity.
- וּבַל־uval-conjunction (“and”) + negative (“not”)tagged: and not
No lion will be there, and no vicious beast will go up on it. Such will not be found there, but the redeemed will walk upon it.
- בַּֽל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
No sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner have their stems taken root in the ground, than He blows on them and they wither, and a whirlwind sweeps them away like stubble.
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
who brings out the chariots and horses, the armies and warriors together, to lie down, never to rise again; to be extinguished, snuffed out like a wick:
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
Do not tremble or fear. Have I not told you and declared it long ago? You are My witnesses! Is there any God but Me? There is no other Rock; I know not one.”
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame.
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
- בַּל־bal-negative (“not”)tagged: not
- וּבַל־uval-conjunction (“and”) + negative (“not”)tagged: and not
Hosea
two uses
But they fail to consider in their hearts that I remember all their evil. Now their deeds are all around them; they are before My face.
- וּבַל־uval-conjunction (“and”) + negative (“not”)tagged: and not
Ephraim is struck down; their root is withered; they cannot bear fruit. Even if they bear children, I will slay the darlings of their wombs.
- בַֽלveli-negative (“not”)tagged: not
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.