• בִּכּוּרִים S 1061 TWOT 244e GK 1137 n.m. first-fruits — Lv 2:14 ; 23:17 Nu 28:26 ( P ) 2 K 4:42 Na 3:12 Ne 13:3 1; בִּכֻּרִים Lv 23:20 ( P ); cstr. בִּכּוּרֵי

Ex 23:16 , 19 ( E ) 34:22 , 26 ( J ) Nu 13:20 ( E ) 18:13 ( P ) Ne 10:36 ^(×2) Ez 44:3 0; sf. בִּכּוּרֶיךָ Lv 2:1 4;—the first of grain and fruit that ripened and was gathered and offered to god according to the ritual; לֶחֶם הַבִּכּוּרִים bread made of the new grain offered at Pentecost Lv 23:20 ; יום הבכורים day of the first-fruits (Pentecost) Nu 28:26 .

בַּל S 1077 TWOT 246d GK 1153 v. sub בלה ^.

בֵּל S 1078 TWOT 262c GK 1155 , בֵּלְאשַׁצַּר S 1112, 1113 GK 1157 v. sub בעל ^,
p. 128.

• בַּלְאֲדָן S 1081 GK 1156 n.pr.m. ( ⁼ Bab. abal-iddina , he hath given a son COT 2 K 20:12 ) father of בַּלְאֲדָן מְרֹדַךְ king of Babylon ( v. sub מְרֹדַךְ ) 2 K 20:12 = Is 39: 1; name prob. abbreviated by omission of name of god ( v. ib. Merodach-baladan = Marduk-abal-iddina , Marduk hath given a son;

cf. Esarhaddon , v. אֵסַרְחַדֹּן p. 64).

^•[בָּלַג S 1082 TWOT 245 GK 1158 ] vb. gleam, smile ⁽Arabic ^{بَلِجَ (balija}) ⁾— only Hiph. Impf. 1 s. c. וְ subord. וְאַבְלִ˜יגָה Jb 9:27 + 2 times; Pt. מַבְלִיג Am 5:9 ;— 1. shew a smile, look cheerful ψ 39:14 Jb 9:2 7; 10:20 . 2. cause to burst or flash המב׳ שֹׁד על־עָ˜ז Am 5:9 ( cf. Ew S t).

• בִּלְגָּה S 1083 GK 1159 n.pr.m. ( cheerfulness ) ^—1. priest of 15th course (David’s time) 1 Ch 24:14 . 2. priest that went up with Zerubbabel Ne 12:5 , 18 .

• בִּלְגַּי S 1084 GK 1160 n.pr.m. ( ^id.) priest with Neh. Ne 10:9 .

• [ מַבְלִיגִית S 4010 TWOT 245a GK 4443 ] n.f. smiling, cheerfulness, source of brightening — מַבְלִיגִיתִי עֲלֵי יָגֹון Je 8:18 a source of brightening to me in sorrow; but text dub. cf. VB Ch e.