Lexicon
בְּלָא
be.la
H1080
A:V Hebrew

to wear out

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be.la denotes an attempted wearing down of the holy ones in Daniel 7:25.

The attested use describes an effort directed against the holy ones to wear them down in the sequence of hostile actions in Daniel 7:25.

Senses in use

  1. Attempt to wear down the holy ones · dominant

    In Daniel 7:25, the Piel imperfect form occurs after speaking against the Most High and before attempting to change times and law; the APB renders the clause "will wear down the holy ones of the Most High."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Daniel 7:25, the APB presents the clause as "will wear down the holy ones of the Most High." This rendering confirms the clause's overall action rather than isolating each element mechanically.

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