בלע

Aramaic

Verb

בְּלַע • (bəlaˁ)

  1. to swallow

Hebrew
Root
ב־ל־ע (b-l-ʿ)

Etymology

Compare Aramaic בְּלַע (“to swallow”), Amharic በላ (bäla, “to eat”), Arabic بَلَعَ (balaʕa, “to swallow”)

Pronunciation
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Verb

בָּלַע • (balá) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִבְלַע)

  1. to swallow
  2. (figuratively) to engulf
  3. (slang) to fall for (something)

Conjugation
Conjugation of בָּלַע (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לבלוע / לִבְלֹעַ
  • action noun: בְּלִיעָה
  • passive participle: בָּלוּעַ
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first בָּלַעְתִּיבָּלַעְנוּ
second בָּלַעְתָּבָּלַעְתְּבְּלַעְתֶּם1בְּלַעְתֶּן1
third בָּלַעבָּלְעָהבָּלְעוּ
present בּוֹלֵעַבּוֹלַעַתבּוֹלְעִיםבּוֹלְעוֹת
future first אֶבְלַענִבְלַע
second תִּבְלַעתִּבְלְעִיתִּבְלְעוּתִּבְלַעְנָה2
third יִבְלַעתִּבְלַעיִבְלְעוּתִּבְלַעְנָה2
imperative בְּלַעבִּלְעִיבִּלְעוּבְּלַעְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced בָּלַעְתֶּם and בָּלַעְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Verb

בִּלֵּעַ • (biléa') third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of בילע

References

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