Hebrew verb · H1101
בָּלַל
balalbaw-lal'
to mix; to feed
43 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: bâlal
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H1101is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 7 of 39Old Testament books
- 14spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H1101
to overflow (specifically with oil.); by implication, to mix; to fodder
The King James renders it: anoint, confound, [idiom] fade, mingle, mix (self), give provender, temper.
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
balal is rendered "to mix; to feed". It stands 43 times in the Hebrew text, across seven books.
- Twenty-seven of the uses stand in Numbers, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to mix".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 11:7Come, let Us go down and confuse their language, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.”
- The Greek text spells it fourteen different ways.
The first use
Come, let Us go down and confuse their language, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.”
Genesis 11:7וְנָבְלָ֥ה
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: to mix, and to feed.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to mixStrong's entry A | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereGenesis 11:7Come, let Us go down and confuse their language… |
| to feedStrong's entry B | Tagged aslisted under the table | Wherein the ledger below |
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- mixed38
- and he fed1
- and let us confuse1
- he confused1
- he mixes himself1
- I have been anointed1
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 43, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
14 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
- בְּלוּלָ֥ה16
- בְּלוּלָ֣ה11
- בְּלוּלֹ֣ת4
- בָּל֥וּל2
- בָּל֨וּל1
- בָּל֕וּל1
- בְּלוּלָ֛ה1
- בְלוּלָֽה־1
- בְּלוּלֹ֥ת1
- בָּלַ֥ל1
- בַּ֝לֹּתִ֗י1
- וַיָּ֖בָל1
and 2 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- verb · simple (qal), passive participle · feminine singular29HVqsfsa
- verb · simple (qal), passive participle · feminine plural5HVqsfpa
- verb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine singular4HVqsmsa
- conjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”) · 1st person common plural1HC/Vqc1cp
- Hc/Vqw3ms1Hc/Vqw3ms
- verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 1st person common singular1HVqp1cs
- verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singular1HVqp3ms
- verb · reflexive (hithpael), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singular1HVti3ms
Genesis
two uses
Come, let Us go down and confuse their language, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.”
- וְנָבְלָ֥הvenavelahconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”) · 1st person common pluraltagged: and let us confuse
That is why it is called Babel, for there the LORD confused the language of the whole world, and from that place the LORD scattered them over the face of all the earth.
- בָּלַ֥לbalalverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he confused
Exodus
two uses
along with unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil. Make them out of fine wheat flour,
- בְּלוּלֹ֣תbelulotverb · simple (qal), passive participle · feminine pluraltagged: mixed
With the first lamb offer a tenth of an ephah of fine flour, mixed with a quarter hin of oil from pressed olives, and a drink offering of a quarter hin of wine.
- בָּל֨וּלbalulverb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine singulartagged: mixed
Leviticus
nine uses
Now if you bring an offering of grain baked in an oven, it must consist of fine flour, either unleavened cakes mixed with oil or unleavened wafers coated with oil.
- בְּלוּלֹ֣תbelulotverb · simple (qal), passive participle · feminine pluraltagged: mixed
If your offering is a grain offering prepared on a griddle, it must be unleavened bread made of fine flour mixed with oil.
- בְּלוּלָ֥הbelulahverb · simple (qal), passive participle · feminine singulartagged: mixed
and every grain offering, whether dry or mixed with oil, belongs equally to all the sons of Aaron.
- בְלוּלָֽה־velulah-verb · simple (qal), passive participle · feminine singulartagged: mixed
If he offers it in thanksgiving, then along with the sacrifice of thanksgiving he shall offer unleavened cakes mixed with olive oil, unleavened wafers coated with oil, and well-kneaded cakes of fine flour mixed with oil.
- בְּלוּלֹ֣תbelulotverb · simple (qal), passive participle · feminine pluraltagged: mixed
- בְּלוּלֹ֥תbelulotverb · simple (qal), passive participle · feminine pluraltagged: mixed
an ox and a ram for a peace offering to sacrifice before the LORD, and a grain offering mixed with oil. For today the LORD will appear to you.’”
- בְּלוּלָ֣הbelulahverb · simple (qal), passive participle · feminine singulartagged: mixed
On the eighth day he is to bring two unblemished male lambs, an unblemished ewe lamb a year old, a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with olive oil, and one log of olive oil.
- בְּלוּלָ֣הbelulahverb · simple (qal), passive participle · feminine singulartagged: mixed
If, however, the person is poor and cannot afford these offerings, he is to take one male lamb as a guilt offering to be waved to make atonement for him, along with a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering, a log of olive oil,
- בָּל֥וּלbalulverb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine singulartagged: mixed
along with its grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil—an offering made by fire to the LORD, a pleasing aroma—and its drink offering of a quarter hin of wine.
- בְּלוּלָ֥הbelulahverb · simple (qal), passive participle · feminine singulartagged: mixed
Numbers
twenty-seven uses
together with their grain offerings and drink offerings—and a basket of unleavened cakes made from fine flour mixed with oil and unleavened wafers coated with oil.
- בְּלוּלֹ֣תbelulotverb · simple (qal), passive participle · feminine pluraltagged: mixed
His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
- בְּלוּלָ֥הbelulahverb · simple (qal), passive participle · feminine singulartagged: mixed
The offering he presented was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
- בְּלוּלָ֥הbelulahverb · simple (qal), passive participle · feminine singulartagged: mixed
His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
- בְּלוּלָ֥הbelulahverb · simple (qal), passive participle · feminine singulartagged: mixed
His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
- בְּלוּלָ֥הbelulahverb · simple (qal), passive participle · feminine singulartagged: mixed
His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
- בְּלוּלָ֥הbelulahverb · simple (qal), passive participle · feminine singulartagged: mixed
His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
- בְּלוּלָ֥הbelulahverb · simple (qal), passive participle · feminine singulartagged: mixed
His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
- בְּלוּלָ֥הbelulahverb · simple (qal), passive participle · feminine singulartagged: mixed
His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
- בְּלוּלָ֥הbelulahverb · simple (qal), passive participle · feminine singulartagged: mixed
His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
- בְּלוּלָ֥הbelulahverb · simple (qal), passive participle · feminine singulartagged: mixed
His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
- בְּלוּלָ֥הbelulahverb · simple (qal), passive participle · feminine singulartagged: mixed
His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
- בְּלוּלָ֥הbelulahverb · simple (qal), passive participle · feminine singulartagged: mixed
His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
- בְּלוּלָ֥הbelulahverb · simple (qal), passive participle · feminine singulartagged: mixed
Then have them take a young bull with its grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, and you are to take a second young bull for a sin offering.
- בְּלוּלָ֣הbelulahverb · simple (qal), passive participle · feminine singulartagged: mixed
then the one presenting his offering to the LORD shall also present a grain offering of a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a quarter hin of olive oil.
- בָּל֕וּלbalulverb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine singulartagged: mixed
With a ram you are to prepare a grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a third of a hin of olive oil,
- בְּלוּלָ֥הbelulahverb · simple (qal), passive participle · feminine singulartagged: mixed
present with the bull a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with half a hin of olive oil.
- בָּל֥וּלbalulverb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine singulartagged: mixed
along with a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a grain offering, mixed with a quarter hin of oil from pressed olives.
- בְּלוּלָ֛הbelulahverb · simple (qal), passive participle · feminine singulartagged: mixed
On the Sabbath day, present two unblemished year-old male lambs, accompanied by a grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil, as well as a drink offering.
- בְּלוּלָ֥הbelulahverb · simple (qal), passive participle · feminine singulartagged: mixed
along with three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering with each bull, two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering with the ram,
- בְּלוּלָ֣הbelulahverb · simple (qal), passive participle · feminine singulartagged: mixed
- בְּלוּלָ֣הbelulahverb · simple (qal), passive participle · feminine singulartagged: mixed
and a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering with each lamb. This is a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD.
- בְּלוּלָ֣הbelulahverb · simple (qal), passive participle · feminine singulartagged: mixed
The grain offering shall consist of fine flour mixed with oil; offer three-tenths of an ephah with each bull, two-tenths of an ephah with the ram,
- בְּלוּלָ֣הbelulahverb · simple (qal), passive participle · feminine singulartagged: mixed
together with their grain offerings of fine flour mixed with oil—three-tenths of an ephah with each bull, two-tenths of an ephah with the ram,
- בְּלוּלָ֣הbelulahverb · simple (qal), passive participle · feminine singulartagged: mixed
together with their grain offerings of fine flour mixed with oil—three-tenths of an ephah with the bull, two-tenths of an ephah with the ram,
- בְּלוּלָ֣הbelulahverb · simple (qal), passive participle · feminine singulartagged: mixed
together with their grain offerings of fine flour mixed with oil—three-tenths of an ephah with the bull, two-tenths of an ephah with the ram,
- בְּלוּלָ֣הbelulahverb · simple (qal), passive participle · feminine singulartagged: mixed
along with the grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil with each of the thirteen bulls, two-tenths of an ephah with each of the two rams,
- בְּלוּלָ֣הbelulahverb · simple (qal), passive participle · feminine singulartagged: mixed
Judges
one use
So he brought him to his house and fed his donkeys. And they washed their feet and ate and drank.
- וַיָּ֖בָלvaiyibolHc/Vqw3mstagged: and he fed
Psalms
one use
But You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox; with fine oil I have been anointed.
- בַּ֝לֹּתִ֗יbalotiverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I have been anointed
Hosea
one use
Ephraim mixes with the nations; Ephraim is an unturned cake.
- יִתְבּוֹלָ֑לyitbolalverb · reflexive (hithpael), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he mixes himself
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.