בָּלַג bâlag

Meaning

to break off or loose (in a favorable or unfavorable sense), i.e. desist (from grief) or invade (with destruction)

In the King James Version: comfort, (recover) strength(-en).

Derivation: a primitive root;

Where it is used

• Job 9:27 If I were to say, ‘I will forget my complaint and change my expression and smile,’
• Job 10:20 Are my days not few? Withdraw from me, that I may have a little comfort,
• Psalms 39:13 Turn Your gaze away from me, that I may again be cheered before I depart and am no more.”
• Amos 5:9 He flashes destruction on the strong, so that fury comes upon the stronghold.