KJV dictionary & concordance
Worthlessness or wickedness; a child or man of Belial is a wicked person.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Deuteronomy 13:13
Complete exact-word concordance
Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.
Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and griefe, haue I spoken hitherto.
1611 marginal noteOr, meditation.
¶ Now the sons of Eli were sons of belial; they knew not the Lord.
¶ Now the sonnes of Eli were sonnes of Belial, they knewe not the LORD.
But the children of belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.
But the children of Belial sayd, Howe shall this man saue vs? and they despised him, and brought him no presents: but he held his peace.
1611 marginal noteOr, he was, as though he had beene deafe.
Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household: for he is such a son of belial, that a man cannot speak to him.
Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt doe: for euill is determined against our master, and against all his houshold: for he is such a sonne of Belial, that a man cannot speake to him.
Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of belial, even Nabal: for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thine handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send.
Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, euen Nabal: for as his name is, so is he: Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: But I thine handmaid saw not the yong men of my lord, whom thou didst send.
1611 marginal noteHeb. lay it to his heart.
Then answered all the wicked men and men of belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them ought of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart.
Then answered all the wicked men, and men of Belial, of those that went with Dauid, and said, Because they went not with vs, we wil not giue them ought of the spoile, that wee haue recouered, saue to euery man his wife and his children, that they may leade them away, and depart.
1611 marginal noteHeb. men.
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Historical English dictionary sources
As a noun, unprofitableness; wickedness. As an adjective, worthless; wicked. In a collective sense, wicked men.
