Quick Definition
to become old
Strong's Definition
to fail; by implication to wear out, decay (causatively, consume, spend)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: consume, enjoy long, become (make, wax) old, spend, waste.
TWOT Reference: 246
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to wear out, become old
1a) (Qal) to wear out
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to wear out
1b2) to wear out by use, use up completely
1b3) to enjoy, use to the full
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) to wear out, become old
1a) (Qal) to wear out
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to wear out
1b2) to wear out by use, use up completely
1b3) to enjoy, use to the full
Aramaic equivalent: be.la (בְּלָא "to wear out" H1080)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
בָּלָה
bâlâh
BDB Definition:
1) to wear out, become old
1a) (Qal) to wear out
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to wear out
1b2) to wear out by use, use up completely
1b3) to enjoy, use to the full
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 246
Total KJV Occurrences: 18