bal.i identifies the clan designation associated with Bela in Benjamin’s clan list.

The attested use identifies the clan associated with Bela within the listing of Benjamin’s clans.

1. Clan designation associated with Bela · dominant

   In Numbers 26:38, the masculine singular gentilic form occurs in the sequence naming Benjamin’s clans, alongside Bela, Ashbel, and Ahiram. The APB renders the clause “Bela, the clan of the Belaites,” confirming its use as a clan designation tied to Bela.

   Numbers 26:38

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Numbers 26:38, the APB presents the term in the phrase “the clan of the Belaites.” This wording confirms the clause’s clan-list context rather than isolating every element of the Hebrew form.