בלע
Aramaic
editVerb
editבְּלַע • (bəlaˁ)
- to swallow
Hebrew
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ב־ל־ע (b-l-ʿ) |
Etymology
editCompare Aramaic בְּלַע (“to swallow”), Amharic በላ (bäla, “to eat”), Arabic بَلَعَ (balaʕa, “to swallow”)
Pronunciation
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Verb
editבָּלַע • (balá) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִבְלַע)
- to swallow
- (figuratively) to engulf
- (slang) to fall for (something)
Conjugation
editConjugation of בָּלַע (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
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m. | f. | m. | f. | ||
past | first | בָּלַעְתִּי | בָּלַעְנוּ | ||
second | בָּלַעְתָּ | בָּלַעְתְּ | בְּלַעְתֶּם1 | בְּלַעְתֶּן1 | |
third | בָּלַע | בָּלְעָה | בָּלְעוּ | ||
present | בּוֹלֵעַ | בּוֹלַעַת | בּוֹלְעִים | בּוֹלְעוֹת | |
future | first | אֶבְלַע | נִבְלַע | ||
second | תִּבְלַע | תִּבְלְעִי | תִּבְלְעוּ | תִּבְלַעְנָה2 | |
third | יִבְלַע | תִּבְלַע | יִבְלְעוּ | תִּבְלַעְנָה2 | |
imperative | בְּלַע | בִּלְעִי | בִּלְעוּ | בְּלַעְנָה2 | |
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Verb
editבִּלֵּעַ • (biléa') (pi'el construction)