בֶּלַע belaʻ

Meaning

a gulp; figuratively, destruction

In the King James Version: devouring, that which he hath swallowed up.

Derivation: from H1104 (בָּלַע);

Where it is used

• Psalms 52:4 You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue.
• Jeremiah 51:44 I will punish Bel in Babylon. I will make him spew out what he swallowed. The nations will no longer stream to him; even the wall of Babylon will fall.