2 Samuel 22:5 — Word Study
WLCכִּ֥י אֲפָפֻ֖נִי מִשְׁבְּרֵי־ מָ֑וֶת נַחֲלֵ֥י בְלִיַּ֖עַל יְבַעֲתֻֽנִי׃
BSAForkîy [because of this reason] the wavesmishbâr [breakers, powerful surges] of deathmâveth [separation from God, eternal destruction] engulfed meʼâphaph■ [surrounded, compassed] the torrentsnachal [floods, overflowing streams] of chaosbᵉlîyaʻal [ungodliness, worthlessness, Belial] overwhelmed mebâʻath▸ [terrified, made afraid]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| כִּ֥י | for | Particle |
| אֲפָפֻ֖נִי | they surrounded me | Verb qal perfect third person common plural, suffix |
| מִשְׁבְּרֵי־ | [the] breakers of | Noun common, masculine plural construct |
| מָ֑וֶת | death | Noun common, masculine singular absolute |
| נַחֲלֵ֥י | torrents of | Noun common, masculine plural construct |
| בְלִיַּ֖עַל | worthlessness | Noun common, masculine singular absolute |
| יְבַעֲתֻֽנִי׃ | they overwhelmed me | Verb piel imperfect third person masculine plural, suffix |
Every word in the verse. Click a row to open it in the panel on the left.
| BSB | For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me. |
| KJV | When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid; |
| ASV | For the waves of death compassed me; The floods of ungodliness made me afraid: |
| YLT | When the breakers of death compassed me, The streams of the worthless terrify me, |
| WEB | For the waves of death surrounded me. The floods of ungodliness made me afraid. |
| BBE | For the waves of death came round me, and the seas of evil put me in fear; |
Where they part company is in the rendering of אֲפָפֻ֖נִי — see How Translations Differ.
The sentence has a main clause followed by two subjects that describe David's overwhelming experience.
6 commentators on this verse
Gill, Jamieson, Ellicott, AdamClarke & more — read them ›
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The sentence as the grammar sees it Open the tree ›
Every word here is used elsewhere in the Old Testament.
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Deep Study — 2 Samuel 22:5
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Context — David's Song of Deliverancegenerated
2 Samuel 22:5 captures David's cry during a perilous moment, where he feels the waves of death and torrents of chaos surrounding him. In this context, he acknowledges his distress and calls upon the LORD for salvation, as seen in the verses surrounding this one. The imagery of waves and torrents powerfully conveys the overwhelming nature of his troubles, while also highlighting his faith in God's deliverance.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Thessalonians 5:3 | While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. |
| 2 | Psalm 18:4 | The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me. |
| 3 | Psalm 69:14–15 | Rescue me from the mire and do not let me sink; deliver me from my foes and out of the deep waters. |
| 4 | Psalm 93:3–4 | The floodwaters have risen, O LORD; the rivers have raised their voice; the seas lift up their pounding waves. |
| 5 | Isaiah 59:19 | So shall they fear the name of the LORD where the sun sets, and His glory where it rises. For He will come like a raging flood, driven by the breath of the LORD. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 8 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — אֲפָפֻ֖נִי, 'a.fa.Fu.nigenerated
The verb אֲפָף (aphaph) means 'to surround' or 'to encompass'. This form is a perfect tense, indicating a completed action, suggesting that David felt completely surrounded by danger. It conveys a sense of being besieged, either by enemies or dire circumstances.
The use of this verb in this verse emphasizes David's feeling of entrapment, as if he is encircled by the waves of death, leaving him no escape. This word evokes the image of a powerful force that cannot be resisted, reflecting the intensity of his emotional and spiritual turmoil.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, so the BSB is the wording every comparison below is made against.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The main verb אֲפָפֻ֖נִי governs the first clause, indicating David's feeling of being surrounded. The structure is straightforward, with two main clauses presenting parallel experiences of distress: being engulfed by waves and overwhelmed by torrents.
The syntax highlights the intensity of David's plight, with the verbs emphasizing his emotional state. The parallelism in the sentence structure reinforces the overwhelming nature of his circumstances.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
In the Septuagint, אֲפָפֻ֖נִי is rendered as με, which simply means 'me'. This choice reflects a direct translation, maintaining the focus on David's personal experience of being surrounded.
The Greek translation captures the essence of the Hebrew without expanding on the imagery, showing a consistent understanding of David's distress.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
2 Samuel 22:5 describes David feeling overwhelmed by death and chaos. He uses vivid imagery of waves and torrents to express his distress, emphasizing his need for God's help in a time of trouble.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
David uses this phrase to describe the overwhelming nature of his troubles, feeling as if he is being engulfed by death itself.
This verse shows David's reliance on God during times of distress, highlighting his faith that God can save him from danger.
The imagery of torrents and waves conveys a sense of chaos and danger, illustrating the intensity of David's emotional and spiritual struggles.
Similar themes of distress and divine deliverance can be found in other psalms, such as Psalm 69:14-15, where the psalmist cries out for help in times of trouble.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- In what ways have I felt overwhelmed in my own life, similar to David's experience?
- How can I call upon God for help when I face difficult circumstances?
- What are some examples in Scripture where individuals experienced God's deliverance in times of distress?
- How does understanding David's struggles help me relate to my own challenges?
Commentators on this verse — 6 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on 2 Samuel 22:5 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleWhen the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. [See comments on Psalms 18:4].
Read John Gill on 2 Samuel 22 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryWhen the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid; When (for) the waves of death compassed me , [ mishbªreey (H4867)] - breakers, furious billows (Psalms 42:8; Psalms
Read Robert Jamieson on 2 Samuel 22 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(5) The waves of death.—In Psalms 18, “the sorrows of death,” in the Authorised Version, but literally, the bands of death. The word is entirely different, and the variation can hardly have been accidental. The form here accords better with the parallelism of the next clause.
Read Charles John Ellicott on 2 Samuel 22 →AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 5. When the waves of death compassed me] Though in a primary sense many of these things belong to David, yet generally and fully they belong to the Messiah alone.
Read AdamClarke on 2 Samuel 22 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges5–7. The Psalmist’s perils. His cry for help 5, 6. For breakers of death had compassed me,torrents of destruction were affrighting me,cords of Sheol had surrounded me,snares of death had encountered me.The perils to which he had been exposed are described as waves and floods which threatened to engulf him: Sheol and death are represented as laying wait for his life like hunters with nets and snares.
Read Cambridge on 2 Samuel 22 →Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible5. Breakers of death — Death stared him in the face, like an angry sea whose billows rolled around and broke close upon him.
Read Daniel Denison Whedon on 2 Samuel 22 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.
Modern formal
For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
For the waves of death surrounded me. The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
The waves of death engulfed me; the currents of chaos overwhelmed me.
Tyndale line
When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;
For the waves of death compassed me; The floods of ungodliness made me afraid:
For the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly-men made me afraid;
For the pangs of death haue compassed me: the floods of vngodlinesse haue made mee afrayd.
Strictly literal
For the waves of death encompassed me, Torrents of Belial made me afraid.
When the breakers of death compassed me, The streams of the worthless terrify me,
When the breakers of death surrounded me, || The streams of the worthless terrify me,
For the waves of death encompassed me, the floods of destruction made me afraid;
For the waves of death surrounded me, the rushing waters of destruction overwhelmed me.
From the Latin
For the pangs of death have surrounded me: the floods of Belial have made me afraid.
Simplified
The waves of death swept over me; surging waters of destruction flooded over me;
For the waves of death came round me, and the seas of evil put me in fear;
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 and the Septuagint agree on the wording of this verse, with both texts conveying the same sense of being surrounded by death and chaos. The Septuagint's word-for-word correspondence confirms the Hebrew's original meaning.
כִּ֥י אֲפָפֻ֖נִי מִשְׁבְּרֵי־ מָ֑וֶת נַחֲלֵ֥י בְלִיַּ֖עַל יְבַעֲתֻֽנִי׃
7 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.
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
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in 2 Samuel 22:5
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
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.
כִּי (ki) is a conjunction primarily meaning 'that,' 'for,' or 'when.' It indicates causal relationships and can express conditions like 'if' or 'though.' The word is versatile, appearing in various contexts to convey certainty, exception, or concession. Notably, it can combine with other particles to modify its meaning, such as in the phrase כִּי אם־ (ki im), meaning 'that if.'
כִּי conj. that, for, when
that
Of time, when, of the past
elsewhere כִּי has a force approximating to if, though it usu. represents a case as more likely to occur than אִם
when or if, with a concessive force, i.e. though
Because, since
base
כִּי אם־
each part. retaining its independent force, and relating to a different clause:
that if
for if
(About 140 t.) the two particles being closely conjoined, and relating to the same clause—
limiting the prec. clause, except
the if being neglected, and treated as pleonastic, so that the clause is no longer a limitation of the preceding clause but a contradiction of it: but rather, but
after an oath, surely
base
כִּי עַל כֵּן forasmuch as
base
H3588a כִּי that, for, when . that
. . Of time, when, of the past
. elsewhere כִּי has a force approximating to if, though it usu. represents a case as more likely to occur than אִם
. when or if, with a concessive force, i.e. though
. Because, since
H3588b כִּי אם־ . each part. retaining its independent force, and relating to a different clause: . that if
. for if
. (About 140 t.) the two particles being closely conjoined, and relating to the same clause— . limiting the prec. clause, except
. the if being neglected, and treated as pleonastic, so that the clause is no longer a limitation of the preceding clause but a contradiction of it: but rather, but
. after an oath, surely
H3588c כִּי עַל כֵּן forasmuch as
3588 kiy kee
a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional
prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent
or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative
conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by
other particles annexed:--and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch,
where-)as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else,
even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, +
nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then,
therefore, + (al- )though, + till, truly, + until, when,
whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
כִּי (ki) — for.
1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since
1a) that
1a1) yea, indeed
1b) when (of time)
1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)
1c) because, since (causal connection)
1d) but (after negative)
1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if
1f) but rather, but
1g) except that
1h) only, nevertheless
1i) surely
1j) that is
1k) but if
1l) for though
1m) forasmuch as, for therefore
כִּי [אם] (ki im) — that if: except.
1) except if
1a) but if
1b) even though
כִּי [עַל כֵּן] (ki [al ken]) — for as that: since.
1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since
1a) that
1a1) yea, indeed
1b) when (of time)
1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)
1c) because, since (causal connection)
1d) but (after negative)
Conj — ParticleHTc
for (ki (conjunction), le, from 'el (preposition), and various other words. In the New Testament also the words are various, chiefly gar, kai gar, hoti (conjunctions); anti apo eis dia (accusative), epi (dative and accusative), peri (genitive), pros (genitive and accusative), huper (genitive) (prepositions)): the English Revised Version and the American Standard Revised Version give in many cases more literal or more accurate renderings than those in the King James Version.
In the New Testament the most important preps. from a doctrinal point of view are anti, "face to face," "over against," "instead," "on behalf of," peri, "around," "about," "concerning," huper, "over," "on behalf of." The first has been claimed as stating the substitutionary nature of Christ's sacrifice as contrasted with huper and peri, more frequently used of it. But, although anti in the New Testament often means…
אָפַף (aphaph) is a primitive root meaning to surround or encompass. The entries consistently define it as a verb that conveys the action of surrounding, particularly in the Qal stem. There are no significant disagreements among the lexicons regarding its meaning.
[אָפַף] vb. surround, encompass
base
H661 אָפַף
661 'aphaph aw-faf'
a primitive root; to surround:--compass.
אָפַף (a.phaph) — to surround.
1) to surround, encompass
1a) (Qal) to encompass
V-Qal-Perf-3cp | Suff — Verb qal perfect third person common plural · suffixHVqp3cp/Sp1bs
מִשְׁבָּר (mishbar) refers to a breaker or wave, specifically in the context of the sea. It is derived from the root meaning to break. The term is consistently associated with the imagery of billows and waves.
[מִשְׁבָּר] n.[m.] breaker, of sea
base
H4867 מִשְׁבָּר
4867 mishbar mish-bawr'
from 7665; a breaker (of the sea):--billow, wave.
see HEBREW for 07665
מִשְׁבָּר (mish.bar) — wave.
breaker, breaking (of sea)
N-mp — Noun common · masculine plural constructHNcmpc
ov:
(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.
OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]
1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.
I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.
For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.
It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.
Lamentations 3:1.
The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.
Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.
That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.
Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…
מָ֫וֶת (maveth) means 'death' and encompasses various aspects such as natural or violent death, the state of being dead, and the realm of the dead (hades). It can also refer to pestilence or ruin. The word is derived from a root meaning 'to die' and has an Aramaic equivalent, מוֹת (mot).
מָ֫וֶת 161 n.m. death
death, opp. life
death by violence
state of death or place of death
base
H4194 מָ֫וֶת death
4194 maveth maw'-veth
from 4191; death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead,
their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence,
ruin:--(be) dead((-ly)), death, die(-d).
see HEBREW for 04191
מָ֫וֶת (ma.vet) — death.
1) death, dying, Death (personified), realm of the dead
1a) death
1b) death by violence (as a penalty)
1c) state of death, place of death
Aramaic equivalent: mot (מוֹת "death" H4193)
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular absoluteHNcmsa
(maweth; thanatos):
PHYSIOLOGICAL AND FIGURATIVE VIEW
The word "Death" is used in the sense of
(1) the process of dying (Ge 21:16);
(2) the period of decease (Ge 27:7);
(3) as a possible synonym for poison (2Ki 4:40);
(4) as descriptive of person in danger of perishing (Jud 15:18; "in deaths oft" 2Co 11:23). In this sense the shadow of death is a familiar expression in Job, the Psalms and the Prophets;
Death
May be simply defined as the termination of life. It is represented under a variety of aspects in Scripture: (1.) “The dust shall return to the earth as it was” (Eccl. 12:7).
(2.) “Thou takest away their breath, they die” (Ps. 104:29).
(3.) It is the dissolution of “our earthly house of this tabernacle” (2 Cor. 5:1); the “putting off this tabernacle” (2 Pet. 1:13, 14).
(4.) Being “unclothed” (2 Cor. 5:3, 4).
(5.) “Falling on sleep” (Ps. 76:5; Jer. 51:39;
Is taken in Scripture, first, for the separation of body and soul, the first death, Ge 25:11; secondly, for alienation from God, and exposure to his wrath, 1Jo 3:14, etc.; thirdly, for the second death, that of eternal damnation. Death was the penalty affixed to Adam’s transgression, Ge 2:17 3:19; and all his posterity are transgressors, and share the curse inflicted upon him. CHRIST is "our life." All believers share his life, spiritually and eternally; and though sin and bodily is taken away, and in the resurrection the last enemy shall be trampled under foot, Ro 5:12-21 1Co 15:1-58.
נַ֫חַל (*nachal*) primarily refers to a torrent or stream, often associated with a valley or wadi where water flows, particularly in winter. It can also denote a shaft of a mine. Additionally, the term may relate to palm trees in certain contexts. The word appears in various forms in the Old Testament, including references in Psalms and Ezekiel.
נַ֫חַל n.m. torrent, torrent-valley, wady
base
[נַ֫חַל] n.[m.] perh. palm-tree;—only pl. abs., Nu 24:6
ref
H5158a נַ֫חַל torrent, torrent-valley, wady H5158b נַ֫חַל perh. palm-tree
5158 nachal nakh'-al
or (feminine) nachlah (Psalm 124:4) {nakh'-law}; or nachalah
(Ezekiel 47:19; 48:28) {nakh-al-aw'}; from 5157 in its
original sense; a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by
implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a
shaft (of a mine):--brook, flood, river, stream, valley.
see HEBREW for 05157
נַ֫חַל (na.chal) — torrent: river.
: river/bed
1) torrent, valley, wadi, torrent-valley
1a) torrent
1b) torrent-valley, wadi (as stream bed)
1c) shaft (of mine)
Also means: na.chal (נַ֫חַל ": valley" H5158N)
נַ֫חַל (na.chal) — palm-tree.
palm-tree
נַ֫חַל (na.chal) — Brook.
§ palm-tree
נַ֫חַל (na.chal) — (Eshcol) Valley.
Combined with esh.kol (אֶשְׁכֹּל " of Eshcol" H0812H)
§ palm-tree
נַ֫חַל (na.chal) — (Shittim) Valley.
Combined with shit.tim (שִׁטִּים " of Shittim" H7851H)
§ palm-tree
נַ֫חַל (na.chal) — (Sorek) Valley.
Combined with s.vo.req (שֹׂרֵק " of Sorek" H7796)
§ palm-tree
נַ֫חַל (na.chal) — Brook.
§ palm-tree
נַ֫חַל (na.chal) — Brook.
palm-tree
Another name of shi.chor (שִׁיחוֹר "Shihor" H7883G)
נַ֫חַל (na.chal) — Brook.
palm-tree
Another name of shi.chor (שִׁיחוֹר "Shihor" H7883G)
N-mp — Noun common · masculine plural constructHNcmpc
ov:
(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.
OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]
1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.
I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.
For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.
It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.
Lamentations 3:1.
The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.
Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.
That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.
Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…
בְּלִיַּ֫עַל (bliya`al) refers to worthlessness or wickedness, often associated with destruction. It is derived from roots meaning 'without profit' and can describe ungodly individuals. The term appears in contexts related to moral depravity and is linked to concepts of ruin. Some sources emphasize its use as a name, similar to 'Satan'.
בְּלִיַּ֫עַל 27 n.[m.] worthlessness
abstr.
concr. elliptical
ruin, destruction
base
H1100 בְּלִיַּ֫עַל worthlessness
1100 bliya`al bel-e-yah'-al
from 1097 and 3276; without profit, worthlessness; by
extension, destruction, wickedness (often in connection with
376, 802, 1121, etc.):--Belial, evil, naughty, ungodly (men),
wicked.
see HEBREW for 01097
see HEBREW for 03276
see HEBREW for 0376
see HEBREW for 0802
see HEBREW for 01121
בְּלִיַּ֫עַל (be.liy.ya.al) — Belial.
A name like sa.tan (שָׂטָן "Satan" H7854)
This name means worthless, base, wicked
בְּלִיַּ֫עַל (be.liy.ya.al) — Belial: destruction.
: destruction
1) worthlessness
1a) worthless, good for nothing, unprofitable, base fellow
1b) wicked
1c) ruin, destruction (construct)
בְּלִיַּ֫עַל (be.liy.ya.al) — Belial: worthless.
: worthless
1) worthlessness
1a) worthless, good for nothing, unprofitable, base fellow
1b) wicked
1c) ruin, destruction (construct)
Also means: be.liy.ya.al (בְּלִיַּ֫עַל ": destruction" H1100H)
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular absoluteHNcmsa
בָּעַת (ba`ath) is a primitive root meaning to terrify or startle. It covers a range of actions, including overwhelming or assailing someone, and is often used in a poetic context. The verb can appear in various forms, such as being terrified (Niphal) or actively terrifying (Piel).
[בָּעַת] vb. fall upon, startle, terrify
Niph. be terrified
Pi. (mostly poet.)
fall upon; overwhelm; assail
terrify
base
H1204 [בָּעַת] fall upon, startle, terrify . be terrified
. (mostly poet.) . fall upon; overwhelm; assail
. terrify
1204 ba`ath baw-ath'
a primitive root; to fear:--affright, be (make) afraid,
terrify, trouble.
בָּעַת (ba.at) — to terrify.
1) to terrify, startle, fall upon, dismay, be overtaken by sudden terror
1a) (Niphal) to be terrified
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to fall upon, overwhelm
1b2) to terrify
V-Piel-Imperf-3mp | Suff — Verb piel imperfect third person masculine plural · suffixHVpi3mp/Sp1bs