Hebrew edit

Etymology 1 edit

Root
ב־ל־ה (b-l-h)

Compare Arabic بَلِيَ (baliya).

Verb edit

בָּלָה (balá) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction, infinitive לִבְלוֹת, passive participle בָּלוּי)

  1. to wear out
Conjugation edit

Verb edit

בִּלָּה (bilá) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction, infinitive לְבַלּוֹת)

  1. defective spelling of בילה

References edit

Etymology 2 edit

Proper noun edit

בֶּלָה (bélaf

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Bella