Hebrew word · H1106

בֶּ֫לַע

bela'

Bela

Appears 14 times in 14 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.

What it means

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.21;

son of: Benjamin (H1144);

brother of: Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714), Ahiram (H0297) and Jediael (H3043);

father of: Ard (H0714H), Naaman (H5283H), Ezbon (H0675H), Uzzi (H5813I), Uzziel (H5816I), Jerimoth (H3406), Iri (H5901), Addar (H0146H), Gera (H1617I), Abihud (H0031), Abishua (H0050H) and Ahoah (H0265)

Also named: bal.i (בַּלְעִי "Belaite" H1108)

§ Bela = "destruction"

1) a king of Edom

2) first son of Benjamin

3) a son of Ahaz, a Reubenite

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

Genesis · 5

  1. Genesis 14:2 בֶּ֖לַע Bela

    went to war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).

  2. Genesis 14:8 בֶּ֖לַע Bela

    Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) marched out and arrayed themselves for battle in the Valley of Siddim

  3. Genesis 36:32 בֶּ֖לַע Bela

    Bela son of Beor reigned in Edom; the name of his city was Dinhabah.

  4. Genesis 36:33 בָּ֑לַע Bela

    When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.

  5. Genesis 46:21 בֶּ֤לַע Bela

    The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.

Numbers · 2

  1. Numbers 26:38 לְבֶ֗לַע of Bela

    These were the descendants of Benjamin by their clans: The Belaite clan from Bela, the Ashbelite clan from Ashbel, the Ahiramite clan from Ahiram,

  2. Numbers 26:40 בֶ֖לַע Bela

    And the descendants of Bela from Ard and Naaman were the Ardite clan from Ard and the Naamite clan from Naaman.

1 Chronicles · 7

  1. 1 Chronicles 1:43 בֶּ֚לַע Bela

    These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites: Bela son of Beor. His city was named Dinhabah.

  2. 1 Chronicles 1:44 בָּ֑לַע Bela

    When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.

  3. 1 Chronicles 5:8 וּבֶ֙לַע֙ and Bela

    and Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel. They settled in Aroer and as far as Nebo and Baal-meon.

  4. 1 Chronicles 7:6 בֶּ֧לַע Bela

    The three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael.

  5. 1 Chronicles 7:7 בֶ֗לַע Bela

    The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, heads of their families—five in all. There were 22,034 mighty men of valor listed in their genealogies.

  6. 1 Chronicles 8:1 בֶּ֣לַע Bela

    Benjamin was the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,

  7. 1 Chronicles 8:3 לְבָ֑לַע to Bela

    The sons of Bela: Addar, Gera, Abihud,

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