בַּל (bal) is
a Hebrew negative particle
meaning not. It appears
72 times
in 6 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H1077).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 246d)
Range of meaning (TWOT 246d)not; failure, nothing, lest; neither, no, none
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
בַּלadverb: not
Strong's H1077בַּל: properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually (adverb) not at all; also lest KJV:lest, neither, no, none (that...), not (any), nothing.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 246: בָּלָהbālâ — become old and worn out; wear out; wear out by use, use to the full, enjoy; fail, decay, consume, spend; enjoy long, become old, waste