בְּלָא
be.la
H1080
A:V
Hebrew
to wear out
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Hebrew
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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.
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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.