Strong’s H1086 · Hebrew
בָּלָה
bâlâh
baw-law'
Definition
to fail; by implication to wear out, decay (causatively, consume, spend)
Etymology
a primitive root;
How the KJV renders it
- consume
- enjoy long
- become (make
- wax) old
- spend
- waste
Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.