Quick Definition
be cheerful
Strong's Definition
to break off or loose (in a favorable or unfavorable sense), i.e. desist (from grief) or invade (with destruction)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: comfort, (recover) strength(-en).
TWOT Reference: 245
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to gleam, smile
1a) (Hiphil) only
1a1) to show a smile, look pleasant
1a2) to cause to burst
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) to gleam, smile
1a) (Hiphil) only
1a1) to show a smile, look pleasant
1a2) to cause to burst
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
בָּלַג
bâlag
BDB Definition:
1) to gleam, smile
1a) (Hiphil) only
1a1) to show a smile, look pleasant
1a2) to cause to burst
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 245
Total KJV Occurrences: 5