Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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Root
ב־ל־ה (b-l-h)

Compare Arabic بَلِيَ (baliya).

Verb

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בָּלָה (balá) (pa'al construction, infinitive לִבְלוֹת, passive participle בָּלוּי)

  1. to wear out
Conjugation
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Verb

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בִּלָּה (bilá) (pi'el construction, infinitive לְבַלּוֹת)

  1. defective spelling of בילה

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Etymology 2

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Proper noun

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בֶּלָה (bélaf

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Bella