בָּלָה (bālâ) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning become old and worn out. It appears
16 times
in 9 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H1086).
Also rendered
to become old
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 246)
Range of meaning (TWOT 246)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
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
בָּלָהverb: become old and worn out
Qalwear out
Piel
a.wear out (transitive)
b.wear out by use, use to the full, enjoy
Strong's H1086בָּלָה: to fail; by implication to wear out, decay (causatively, consume, spend) KJV:consume, enjoy long, become (make, wax) old, spend, waste.
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.