בלע
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Aramaic[edit]
Verb[edit]
בְּלַע • (bəlaˁ)
- to swallow
Hebrew[edit]
| Root |
|---|
| ב־ל־ע (b-l-ʿ) |
Etymology[edit]
Compare Aramaic בְּלַע (“to swallow”), Amharic በላ (bäla, “to eat”), Arabic بَلَعَ (balaʕa, “to swallow”)
Pronunciation[edit]
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Verb[edit]
בָּלַע • (balá) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִבְלַע)
- to swallow
- (figuratively) to engulf
- (slang) to fall for (something)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of בָּלַע (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
| non-finite forms |
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| finite forms | singular | plural | |||
| m. | f. | m. | f. | ||
| past | first | בָּלַעְתִּי | בָּלַעְנוּ | ||
| second | בָּלַעְתָּ | בָּלַעְתְּ | בְּלַעְתֶּם1 | בְּלַעְתֶּן1 | |
| third | בָּלַע | בָּלְעָה | בָּלְעוּ | ||
| present | בּוֹלֵעַ | בּוֹלַעַת | בּוֹלְעִים | בּוֹלְעוֹת | |
| future | first | אֶבְלַע | נִבְלַע | ||
| second | תִּבְלַע | תִּבְלְעִי | תִּבְלְעוּ | תִּבְלַעְנָה2 | |
| third | יִבְלַע | תִּבְלַע | יִבְלְעוּ | תִּבְלַעְנָה2 | |
| imperative | בְּלַע | בִּלְעִי | בִּלְעוּ | בְּלַעְנָה2 | |
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Verb[edit]
בִּלֵּעַ • (biléa') third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)