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Strong's H1108 בַּלְעִי (bali)

Bali means “Belaites” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G1108 — gnosis (“knowledge”) in the Greek Bible.

First usage Interlinear Bible Septuagint Bible
Strong's Number H1108
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 1
Books 1

Strong's H1108 Quick Answer

Strong's H1108 בַּלעִי (Bal`iy) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Bal`iy (bel-ee') adj. 1. Belaites [patronymically from H1106] It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include belaites. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Bal`iy (bel-ee') adj. 1. Belaites [patronymically from H1106]
Usage
1 linked usage
Books
1 indexed book
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
belaites

Meaning and Definition

Bal`iy (bel-ee') adj. 1. Belaites [patronymically from H1106] Root(s): H1106

Original Word
בַּלעִי
Transliteration
Bal`iy
Derivation
First root strongs: 1106
Morphology
adjective

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1108. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Belaite

Usage: Someone descended from Bela who was a man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.21; son of: Benjamin (H1144); brother of: Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714), Ahiram (H0297) and Jediael (H3043);

father of: Ard (H0714H), Naaman (H5283H), Ezbon (H0675H), Uzzi (H5813I), Uzziel (H5816I), Jerimoth (H3406), Iri (H5901), Addar (H0146H), Gera (H1617I), Abihud (H0031), Abishua (H0050H) and Ahoah (H0265) Group of be.la (בֶּ֫לַע "Bela" H1106A) § Belaites = "swallowing" descendants of Bela

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How Strong's H1108 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Bal`iy, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Belaites Numbers 26:38

How Strong's H1108 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 1 linked usage.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H1108 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H1108 in the Old Testament

1 indexed usage in Old Testament.

Numbers 26:38 KJV

The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites: of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites: of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites:

Usage Excerpts

First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's H1108.

Numbers 26:38 Old Testament, KJV
The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites: of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites: of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites:

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1108, grouped by book.

Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 26:38

Strong's H1108 FAQ

What does bali (בַּלְעִי) mean?

Bali (Strong's H1108) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Belaites". Bal`iy (bel-ee') adj. 1. Belaites [patronymically from H1106]

How many times is bali (בַּלְעִי) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's H1108 across 1 book.

Where can I study bali (בַּלְעִי) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1108 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate bali (בַּלְעִי)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as belaites. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.