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Hebrew wordlink #373341

OSHB Nah 2:1 בְּלִיַּעַל (bəliyyaˊal) Strongs=1100 Lemma=‘בְּלִיַּעַל’
contextual word gloss=‘a_worthless_person’ word gloss=‘wicked’
Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute
Year=-713 TimeSeries=Prophecies_of_Nahum

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Other uses (6) of identical word form בְּלִיַּעַל (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘בְּלִיַּעַל’ (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) has 2 different glosses: ‘a_worthless_person’, ‘worthlessness’.

1 SAM 25:17 contextual word gloss=‘worthlessness’ word gloss=‘worthless’ OSHB 1 SAM 25:17 word 16

OET-LV: 17 And_now know and_see what will _you _do if/because it _has _been _determined (the)_evil against master(s)_of_our and_on all _of household _of_his and_he is_a _son _of worthlessness from_speaking to_him/it. (SA1_25:17)

OET-RV: 17 So now you should think about it and decide what you can do, because no doubt disaster is about to hit our master and all his household. He’s a terrible man who listens to no one.” (SA1 25:17)

2 SAM 20:1 contextual word gloss=‘worthlessness’ word gloss=‘worthless’ OSHB 2 SAM 20:1 word 4

OET-LV: 20 and_there a _man _of he _was _met worthlessness and_his/its_name was_Sheⱱaˊ the _son _of Bicri a _man a _Jaminite and_he _gave _a _blast on_trumpet and_he/it _said there_is_not to/for_us a _portion in_Dāvid and_not an _inheritance to/for_us in_the _son _of Yishay/(Jesse) everyone to_his _of_tents Oh _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (SA2_20:1)

OET-RV: 20 Now there was a good-for-nothing Benyaminite man named Sheva who was Bikri’s son, and he blasted on the trumpet, then said,
⇔ “We have no interest in David,
⇔ ≈ and no claim in Yishay’s son.
⇔ Go home every man from Yisrael.” (SA2 20:1)

PSA 41:9 contextual word gloss=‘worthlessness’ word gloss=‘vile’ OSHB PSA 41:9 word 2

OET-LV: 9  a _thing _of worthlessness has _been_poured _out in/on/over_him/it and_which he _lay _down not he _will _repeat to_rise. (PSA_41:9)

OET-RV: 9 Indeed, even my own close friend who I trusted,
⇔ who had meals at my place,
⇔ has betrayed me. (PSA 41:9)

PROV 6:12 contextual word gloss=‘worthlessness’ word gloss=‘worthless’ OSHB PROV 6:12 word 2

OET-LV: 12 a _person _of worthlessness a _person _of wickedness is_walking crookedness _of mouth. (PRO_6:12)

OET-RV: ⇔  12 The wicked and worthless man
⇔ walks around with a crooked mouth, (PRO 6:12)

PROV 16:27 contextual word gloss=‘worthlessness’ word gloss=‘worthless’ OSHB PROV 16:27 word 2

OET-LV: 27 A _person _of worthlessness is_digging _up evil and_is_on lip _of_his like_a _fire scorching. (PRO_16:27)

OET-RV: 27 A worthless person dredges up scandal,
⇔ → and it’s like scorching fire on their lips. (PRO 16:27)

PROV 19:28 contextual word gloss=‘worthlessness’ word gloss=‘worthless’ OSHB PROV 19:28 word 2

OET-LV: 28 A _witness _of worthlessness he _mocks justice and_the_mouth _of wicked_people it _swallows _up wickedness. (PRO_19:28)

OET-RV: 28 A worthless witness makes a mockery of justice,
⇔ and the mouth of the wicked person gulps in more wickedness. (PRO 19:28)