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Strong's #1082 - בָּלַג
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
- to gleam, smile
- (Hiphil) only
- to show a smile, look pleasant
- to cause to burst
- (Hiphil) only
- Book
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did not use
this Strong's Number
2017) clb (בלג BLG) AC: Smile CO: Smile AB: ?: Pleasure taken in strength or comfort.
V) clb (בלג BLG) - Smile: KJV (4): (vf: Hiphil) comfort, strength strengthen - Strongs: H1082 (בָּלַג)
abf4) ticilbm (מבליגית MBLYGYT) - Smile: KJV (1): comfort - Strongs: H4010 (מַבְלִיגִית)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
) — only Hiph`il Imperfect 1 singular with וְ subordinate וְאַבְ֫לִיגָה Job 9:27 2t.; Participle מַבְלִיג Amos 5:9; —
1 shew a smile, look cheerful Psalm 39:14; Job 9:27; Job 10:20.
2 cause to burst or flash שֹׁד עלעָֿ֑ז׳המב Amos 5:9 (compare Ew St).
בָּלַג not used in Kal. Arab. بَلَجَ to be bright, to shine forth as the dawn. V. to laugh, to be cheerful, from the idea of a bright countenance.
Hiphil
(1) to cause to shine forth. Amos 5:9, הַמַּבְלִיג שֹׁד עַל־עָז “causing desolation to shine forth upon the mighty,” i.e. suddenly bringing it upon them; a metaphor taken from the dawn quickly and suddenly spreading itself, compare Joel 2:2.
(2) to make cheerful, sc. the countenance, to be made cheerful, Psalm 39:14 Job 9:27, 10:20. Hence מַבְלִיגִית, and
