Isaiah 9:16 — Word Study
WLCוַיִּֽהְי֛וּ מְאַשְּׁרֵ֥י הָֽעָם־ הַזֶּ֖ה מַתְעִ֑ים וּמְאֻשָּׁרָ֖יו מְבֻלָּעִֽים׃
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| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| וַיִּֽהְי֛וּ | and they were | Verb, Qal, sequential imperfect third person masculine plural |
| מְאַשְּׁרֵ֥י | [the] guides | Verb, Piel, participle (active) masculine plural common |
| הָֽעָם־ | the people | Particle, noun common masculine singular absolute |
| הַזֶּ֖ה | this | Particle, particle |
| מַתְעִ֑ים | misleading | Verb, Hiphil, participle (active) masculine plural |
| וּמְאֻשָּׁרָ֖יו | and [those who] were guided by him | Conjunction, verb pual participle (passive) masculine plural common, suffix |
| מְבֻלָּעִֽים׃ | [were] confused | Verb, Pual, participle (passive) masculine plural |
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| BSB | For those who guide this people mislead them, and those they mislead are swallowed up. |
| KJV | For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed. |
| ASV | For they that lead this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed. |
| YLT | And the eulogists of this people are causing to err, And its eulogised ones are consumed. |
| WEB | For those who lead this people lead them astray; and those who are led by them are destroyed. |
| BBE | For the guides of this people are the cause of their wandering from the right way, and those who are guided by them come to destruction. |
Translations agree on the meaning of מַתְעִ֑ים as mislead.
The sentence consists of a main clause and a second main clause, connected by a conjunction, illustrating the cause-and-effect relationship.






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Deep Study — Isaiah 9:16
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Context — Warning Against Misleading Leadershipgenerated
Isaiah 9:16 addresses the issue of leadership within the community, emphasizing the consequences of those who mislead the people. The surrounding verses illustrate the contrast between the honorable and the dishonorable, highlighting the serious implications of poor guidance, as seen in Isaiah 9:15 and Isaiah 9:17.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaiah 3:12 | Youths oppress My people, and women rule over them. O My people, your guides mislead you; they turn you from your paths. |
| 2 | Matthew 15:14 | Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.” |
| 3 | Matthew 23:16–36 | Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’ |
| 4 | Numbers 6:23–26 | “Tell Aaron and his sons: This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them: |
| 5 | 1 Kings 8:55–56 | And he stood and blessed the whole assembly of Israel in a loud voice, saying: |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 7 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — מַתְעִ֑ים, mat.'Imgenerated
The word מַתְעִ֑ים (mat'īm) is a participle form of the verb תָּעָה (ta`ah), meaning to mislead or cause to err. It conveys the idea of leading someone astray, whether physically or morally. The parsing indicates that it is an active participle, showing that those who mislead are currently engaged in this action.
This word captures the danger of misleading leadership, suggesting not only a failure to guide correctly but also an active role in causing others to stray from the right path.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, which uses mislead for מַתְעִ֑ים.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The finite verb וַיִּֽהְי֛וּ, vai.yih.Yu, governs the entire verse, with two main clauses connected by 'and'. The first clause describes the misleading guides, while the second clause details the consequences for those misled.
The structure emphasizes the relationship between the guides and the people, illustrating how poor leadership directly leads to the downfall of those they mislead.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
In the Septuagint, the Hebrew word מַתְעִ֑ים is rendered as ἐπὶ (epi), which suggests a focus on the action of leading. This choice narrows the meaning to a more direct implication of guidance, showing the translators' intent to emphasize the role of leaders.
The translation reflects a concern for the consequences of leadership, aligning with the Hebrew text's warning against misleading guidance.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Isaiah 9:16 warns about leaders who mislead the people, resulting in destruction for those who follow them. This verse highlights the importance of proper guidance and the severe consequences of failing to lead rightly.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
To mislead the people means to guide them incorrectly, causing them to stray from the right path or truth.
The consequences include destruction and confusion among those who follow such leaders, as indicated in this verse.
Leaders can ensure they are guiding correctly by seeking wisdom, adhering to truth, and being accountable to the community they serve.
The community plays a crucial role in holding leaders accountable and ensuring they lead with integrity and truth.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- In what ways have I seen leaders mislead others, and what were the consequences?
- How can I discern whether a leader is guiding me rightly?
- What steps can I take to ensure I am not misleading others in my guidance?
- How can the community support leaders in their role to guide effectively?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
Gregory of Nazianzus references this verse to discuss the implications of living for Christ and the consequences of poor leadership.
He [Paul] lived not to himself but to Christ and his preaching. He crucified the world to himself, and being crucified to the world and the things which are seen, he thought all things little and too small to be desired.Early Church Fathers on Isaiah 9 →
Commentators on this verse — 7 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Isaiah 9:16 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleFor the leaders of this people cause [them] to err,.... Or, "who bless this people", as the Septuagint and Arabic versions; and so the Targum, "who praise this people;'' that call them blessed,
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Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryFor the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed. For the leaders ... - see margin, 'they that call them blessed,' and note, Isaiah 3:12.
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Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleThe leaders; their governors, both civil and ecclesiastical, and especially the latter, their teachers, even the false prophets last mentioned. Or, they that bless or praise them, to wit, the false prophets, that flatter them in their wicked ways, with hopes and promises of peace, as their manner was, Jeremiah 6 14 28:9. Both ways the sense is the same. Cause them to err; either compelling them by power, or deceiving them by false doctrines and evil counsels and persuasions. Are destroyed; shall certainly perish; nor will it excuse them that they followed the counsel and conduct of their leaders.
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John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsIsaiah 9:16 For the leaders of this people cause [them] to err; and [they that are] led of them [are] destroyed.Ver. 16. For the leaders of this people cause them to err.] By their ill counsel and example. Exempla enim non ibi consistunt, ubi cceperunt. The ancients placed the statues of their princes and patriots near the fountains, to show that they were the spring heads of good or evil to the public. Some read the words thus: Those that bless this people, viz., the false prophets, have been misleaders: ductoresfuerunt seductores. Pope Plus II hath this memorable saying, Nihil excellenter malum in Ecclesia, Catholica patratur cuius prima origo a sacerdotibus non dependeat, in forte…
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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges16. Render: And the leaders of this people have become misleaders, and they of it that are led are swallowed up (or perhaps as Isaiah 3:12 confused).
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Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the BibleFor the leaders of this people ... - Note, Isaiah 3:12. Hebrew ‘They that call this people blessed’ - referring more particularly to the false prophets.
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Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible16. The leaders… led — See Isaiah 3:12. The “leaders” and the “led” are both swallowed up in misery: the former because of their bad leadership, the latter as the result of their wrong following. Numbers 16:30.
Read Daniel Denison Whedon on Isaiah 9 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
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Modern formal
For those who guide this people mislead them, and those they mislead are swallowed up.
For those who lead this people lead them astray; and those who are led by them are destroyed.
For those who guide this people mislead them, and those they mislead are swallowed up.
The leaders of this nation were misleading people, and the people being led were destroyed.
Tyndale line
For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.
For they that lead this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.
For they that lead this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.
For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led by them are destroyed.
For the leaders of the people cause them to erre: and they that are led by them are deuoured.
Strictly literal
For the guides of this people mislead [them]; and they that are guided by them are swallowed up.
And the eulogists of this people are causing to err, And its eulogised ones are consumed.
And the eulogists of this people are causing to err, || And its eulogized ones are consumed.
(9:15) And the guides of this people are those that guide to error; and those that are led of them are misled.
Those who lead this people lead them astray, and those who are led by them are swallowed up.
From the Latin
And they that call this people blessed, shall cause them to err: and they that are called blessed, shall be thrown down headlong.
Simplified
The people's leaders have misled them; those who were guided by them are confused.
For the guides of this people are the cause of their wandering from the right way, and those who are guided by them come to destruction.
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text reads: וַיִּֽהְי֛וּ מְאַשְּׁרֵ֥י הָֽעָם־ הַזֶּ֖ה מַתְעִ֑ים וּמְאֻשָּׁרָ֖יו מְבֻלָּעִֽים׃. The Septuagint matches six of the seven words, indicating a strong alignment between the two texts. The Dead Sea Scrolls also support the Masoretic Text's reading, confirming the consistency of this verse across different manuscripts.
וַיִּֽהְי֛וּ מְאַשְּׁרֵ֥י הָֽעָם־ הַזֶּ֖ה מַתְעִ֑ים וּמְאֻשָּׁרָ֖יו מְבֻלָּעִֽים׃
6 of the 7 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
על כן על בחורי׳ו לוא יחמול אדוני ואת יתומי׳ו ואת אלמנותי׳ו לוא ירחם כי כול׳ו חנפ ומרע וכול פה דבר נבלה בכול זואת לוא שב אפ׳ו ועוד יד׳יו נטויה
29 words on the leather.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
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Lexicons — every word in Isaiah 9:16
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Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
The Hebrew word הָיָה (hayah) is a primitive root meaning to exist or become, and it encompasses a range of meanings including to happen, occur, and come to pass. It is often used in narrative contexts, particularly in phrases like "and it came to pass." The word can also denote a state of being or existence, and it appears frequently in various forms throughout the Old Testament.
הָיָה 3570 vb. fall out, come to pass, become, be
Qal
Fall out, happen
occur, take place, come about, come to pass
esp. & very oft., come about, come to pass
וַיְהִי and it came to pass that, most often (c. 292 t.)
rarely also Pf. c. וְ conj. וְהָיָה
less oft. וְהָיָה Pf. consec. and it shall come to pass, or frequentat. came to pass (repeatedly, etc.)
Come into being, become
abs., in lively narrative, arise, appear, come
sq. prep.
become
sq. pred. noun (to be viewed as implicit accus.)
sq. pred. adj.
become like
sq. pred. לְ pers.
sq. לְ pred.
oft. c. לְ pred. לְ pers.
with עַל and לְ
sts. c. לְ pers. only = became the property of, come into the possession of
Be (often with subbordinate idea of becoming)
exist, be in existence
abide, remain, continue
with word of locality, be in or at a place, be situated, stand, lie
as copula, joining subj. & pred.
H1961 הָיָה fall out, come to pass, become, be .. . . Fall out, happen
. occur, take place, come about, come to pass
. esp. & very oft., come about, come to pass . . וַיְהִי and it came to pass that, most often (c. 292 t.)
. rarely also Pf. c. וְ conj. וְהָיָה
. less oft. וְהָיָה Pf. consec. and it shall come to pass, or frequentat. came to pass (repeatedly, etc.)
. Come into being, become . . abs., in lively narrative, arise, appear, come
. sq. prep.
. become . sq. pred. noun (to be viewed as implicit accus.)
. sq. pred. adj.
. become like
. sq. pred. + לְ pers.
. sq. לְ pred.
. oft. c. לְ pred. + לְ pers.
. with עַל and לְ
. sts. c. לְ pers. only = became the property of, come into the possession of
. Be (often with subbordinate idea of becoming) . exist, be in existence
. abide, remain, continue
1961 hayah haw-yaw
a primitive root (compare 1933); to exist, i.e. be or become,
come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or
auxiliary):--beacon, X altogether, be(-come), accomplished,
committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint,
fall, + follow, happen, X have, last, pertain, quit
(one-)self, require, X use.
see HEBREW for 01933
הָיָה (ha.yah) — to be.
1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out
1a) (Qal)
1a1) ---
1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass
1a1b) to come about, come to pass
1a2) to come into being, become
1a2a) to arise, appear, come
1a2b) to become
1a2b1) to become
1a2b2) to become like
1a2b3) to be instituted, be established
1a3) to be
1a3a) to exist, be in existence
1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)
1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)
1a3d) to accompany, be with
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about
1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone
Hc/Vqw3mp — Verb · Qal · sequential imperfect third person masculine pluralHc/Vqw3mp
אָשַׁר (ashar) is a Hebrew verb meaning to go straight or advance, with a range of meanings including to lead, bless, or make happy. It is used in various forms, such as Qal (to go straight), Piel (to lead on), and Pual (to be made happy). The entries emphasize its figurative sense of progress and righteousness.
[אָשַׁר] vb. go straight, go on, advance
Qal go straight on in the way of understanding
Pi.
intensive go straight on, advance
causative lead on
set right, righten
pronounce happy, call blessed
Pu.
be led on
be made happy, blessed
base
H833 אָשַׁר go straight, go on, advance
833 'ashar aw-shar'
or rasher {aw-share'}; a primitive root; to be straight (used
in the widest sense, especially to be level, right, happy);
figuratively, to go forward, be honest, proper:--(call, be)
bless(-ed, happy), go, guide, lead, relieve.
אָשַׁר (a.shar) — to bless.
1) to go straight, walk, go on, advance, make progress
1a)(Qal) to go straight on, make progress
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to go straight on, advance
1b2) to lead on (causative)
1b3) to set right, righten
1b4) to pronounce happy, call blessed
1c) (Pual)
1c1) to be advanced, be led on
1c2) to be made happy, be blessed
HVprmpc — Verb · Piel · participle (active) masculine plural commonHVprmpc
עַם (am) primarily means 'people' or 'nation,' referring to a collective group, often in the context of tribes such as those of Israel. It can also denote kinsmen or compatriots. The term appears in various contexts, including military and familial references. There is a mention of a specific individual named Ammi in Song of Solomon 6:12.
עַם, עָם 1810 n.m. people
a people, nation
= smaller units
= common people
people in gen., persons
phrases
base
[עַם] n.[m.] kinsman (on father's side)
base
H5971a עַם, עָם people H5971b עַם kinsman (on father's side)
5971 `am am
from 6004; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a
tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or
attendants; figuratively, a flock:--folk, men, nation,
people.
see HEBREW for 06004
עַם (am) — people.
: people/nation
1) nation, people
1a) people, nation
1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men
עַם (am) — kinsman.
kinsman, kindred
עַם (am) — Ammi.
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at Sng.6.12
§ kinsman, kindred
עַם (am) — People's (Gate).
§ kinsman, kindred
עַם (am) — (Ibleam)-am.
Combined with yiv.le.am (יִבְלְעָם "Ibleam" H2991)
§ kinsman, kindred
עַם (am) — Amaw.
This name means nation, people
עַם (am) — people: soldiers.
: soldiers/army
1) nation, people
1a) people, nation
1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men
עַם (am) — people: creatures.
: creatures
1) nation, people
1a) people, nation
1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men
HTd/Ncmsa — Particle · noun common masculine singular absoluteHTd/Ncmsa
pe'-p'-l: In English Versions of the Bible represents something over a dozen Hebrew and Greek words. Of these, in the Old Testament, `am, is overwhelmingly the most common (about 2,000 times), with le'om, and goy, next in order; but the various Hebrew words are used with very little or no difference in force (e.g. Pr 14:28; but, on the other hand, in Ps 44 contrast verses 12 and 14). Of the changes introduced by the Revised Version (British and American) the only one of significance (cited explicitly in the Preface to the English Revised Version) is the frequent use of the plural "peoples" (strangely avoided in the King James Version except Re 10:11; 17:15), where other nations than Israel are in question. So, for instance, in Ps…
זֶה (zeh) is a demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' or 'here.' It can stand alone, be used appositively, or function as a predicate. The word can also attach enclitically to interrogative pronouns, adding emphasis and directness. In poetry, it may serve as a relative pronoun, though this usage is rare.
זֶה demonstr.pron. and adv.; fem. זֹאת, once זֹאתָה; this, here
standing alone
In appos. to subst.
More oft. as pred.
It is attached enclitically, almost as an adv., to certain words, esp. interrog. pronouns, to impart, in a manner often not reproducible in Engl. idiom, directness and force, bringing the question or statement made into close relation with the speaker.
In poetry, as a relative pron. (rare)
With prefixes (in special senses)
base
H2088 זֶה demonstr. pron. and adv.; fem. זֹאת, once זֹאתָה; this, here . standing alone
. In appos. to subst.
. More oft. as pred.
. It is attached enclitically, almost as an adv., to certain words, esp. interrog. pronouns, to impart, in a manner often not reproducible in Engl. idiom, directness and force, bringing the question or statement made into close relation with the speaker.
. In poetry, as a relative pron. (rare)
. With prefixes (in special senses)
2088 zeh zeh
a primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this
or that:--he, X hence, X here, it(-self), X now, X of him, the
one...the other, X than the other, (X out of) the (self) same,
such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on
that side, X thus, very, which. Compare 2063, 2090, 2097,
2098.
see HEBREW for 02063
see HEBREW for 02090
see HEBREW for 02097
see HEBREW for 02098
זֶה (zeh) — this.
1) this, this one, here, which, this...that, the one...the other, another, such
1a) (alone)
1a1) this one
1a2) this...that, the one...the other, another
1b) (appos to subst)
1b1) this
1c) (as predicate)
1c1) this, such
1d) (enclitically)
1d1) then
1d2) who, whom
1d3) how now, what now
1d4) what now
1d5) wherefore now
1d6) behold here
1d7) just now
1d8) now, now already
1e) (poetry)
1e1) wherein, which, those who
1f) (with prefixes)
1f1) in this (place) here, then
1f2) on these conditions, herewith, thus provided, by, through this, for this cause, in this matter
1f3) thus and thus
1f4) as follows, things such as these, accordingly, to that effect, in like manner, thus and thus
1f5) from here, hence, on one side...on the other side
1f6) on this account
1f7) in spite of this, which, whence, how
HTd/Tm — Particle · particleHTd/Tm
תָּעָה (ta`ah) is a Hebrew verb that means to wander or go astray, both physically and ethically. It can refer to being led astray, as in a moral sense, or to the effects of intoxication. The word has various forms, including Qal (to err), Niphal (to be made to wander), and Hiphil (to cause to wander).
תָּעָה vb. err
Qal
physically wander about
of intoxication
ethically
Niph.
be made to wander about, as a drunkard
ethically: be led astray
Hiph.
physically cause to wander about
of intoxication
mentally and morally, cause to err, mislead
base
H8582 תָּעָה err .. physically wander about
. of intoxication
. ethically
. . be made to wander about, as a drunkard
. ethically: be led astray
. . physically cause to wander about
. of intoxication
. mentally and morally, cause to err, mislead
8582 ta`ah taw-aw'
a primitive root; to vacillate, i.e. reel or stray (literally
or figuratively); also causative of both:--(cause to) go
astray, deceive, dissemble, (cause to, make to) err, pant,
seduce, (make to) stagger, (cause to) wander, be out of the
way.
תָּעָה (ta.ah) — to go astray.
1) to err, wander, go astray, stagger
1a) (Qal) to err
1a1) to wander about (physically)
1a2) of intoxication
1a3) of sin (ethically)
1a4) wandering (of the mind)
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be made to wander about, be made to stagger (drunkard)
1b2) to be led astray (ethically)
1c) (Hiphil) to cause to wander
1c1) to cause to wander about (physically)
1c2) to cause to wander (of intoxication)
1c3) to cause to err, mislead (mentally and morally)
HVhrmpa — Verb · Hiphil · participle (active) masculine pluralHVhrmpa
אָשַׁר (ashar) is a Hebrew verb meaning to go straight or advance, with a range of meanings including to lead, bless, or make happy. It is used in various forms, such as Qal (to go straight), Piel (to lead on), and Pual (to be made happy). The entries emphasize its figurative sense of progress and righteousness.
[אָשַׁר] vb. go straight, go on, advance
Qal go straight on in the way of understanding
Pi.
intensive go straight on, advance
causative lead on
set right, righten
pronounce happy, call blessed
Pu.
be led on
be made happy, blessed
base
H833 אָשַׁר go straight, go on, advance
833 'ashar aw-shar'
or rasher {aw-share'}; a primitive root; to be straight (used
in the widest sense, especially to be level, right, happy);
figuratively, to go forward, be honest, proper:--(call, be)
bless(-ed, happy), go, guide, lead, relieve.
אָשַׁר (a.shar) — to bless.
1) to go straight, walk, go on, advance, make progress
1a)(Qal) to go straight on, make progress
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to go straight on, advance
1b2) to lead on (causative)
1b3) to set right, righten
1b4) to pronounce happy, call blessed
1c) (Pual)
1c1) to be advanced, be led on
1c2) to be made happy, be blessed
HC/VPsmpc/Sp3ms — Conjunction · verb pual participle (passive) masculine plural common · suffixHC/VPsmpc/Sp3ms
בָּלַע (bala) is a Hebrew verb meaning to swallow down or engulf. It encompasses various forms, including actions of devouring and being consumed, as well as figurative uses like squandering. The entries indicate that it can be used in different grammatical aspects, such as Qal, Niphal, Piel, Pual, and Hithpael, each with slightly different nuances.
בָּלַע vb. swallow down, swallow up, engulf
Qal
swallow down
swallow up, engulf
Niph. swallowed up, i.e. devastated
Pi.
swallow
swallow up, engulf
Pu. be swallowed up
Hithp. their wisdom is all gone, ‘they are at their wit’s end’
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H1104 בָּלַע swallow down, swallow up, engulf
1104 bala` baw-lah'
a primitive root; to make away with (specifically by
swallowing); generally, to destroy:--cover, destroy, devour,
eat up, be at end, spend up, swallow down (up).
בָּלַע (ba.la) — to swallow up.
1) to swallow down, swallow up, engulf, eat up
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to swallow down
1a2) to swallow up, engulf
1b) (Niphal) to be swallowed up
1c) (Piel)
1c1) to swallow
1c2) to swallow up, engulf
1c3) squandering (fig.)
1d) (Pual) to be swallowed up
1e) (Hithpael) to be ended
HVPsmpa — Verb · Pual · participle (passive) masculine pluralHVPsmpa
