בלע

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Aramaic

Verb

בְּלַע • (bəlaˁ)

  1. to swallow

Hebrew

Root
ב־ל־ע (b-l-ʿ)

Etymology

Compare Aramaic בְּלַע (“to swallow”), Amharic በላ (bäla, “to eat”), Arabic بَلَعَ (balaʕa, “to swallow”)

Pronunciation

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Verb

בָּלַע • (balá) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִבְלַע)

  1. to swallow
  2. (figuratively) to engulf
  3. (slang) to fall for (something)

Conjugation

Conjugation of בָּלַע (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
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
notes
  1. Pronounced בָּלַעְתֶּם and בָּלַעְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Verb

בִּלֵּעַ • (biléa') (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of בילע

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