בָּלֶה (bāleh) is a Hebrew adjective meaning worn out. It appears 5 times in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H1087).

Also rendered

• old

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 246a)

Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

בָּלֶה adjective: worn out

Strong's H1087 בָּלֶה: worn out
KJV:old.

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: בָּלָה bālâ — 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

• בִּלְתִּי biltî — failure
• בַּל bal — not
• בְּלִי bĕlî — wearing out
• בְּלִיַּעַל bĕlîyaʿal — worthlessness
• בִּלְעֲדֵי bilʿădê — not unto
• בָּלָה bālâ — become old and worn out
• בְּלוֹא bĕlôʾ — worn out things
• תַּבְלִית tablît — destruction

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