בָּקַעverbcleave, break open or through (Late Hebrew
id., MI
15מבקע השחרתfrom break of dawn; Aramaic
בְּקַע; compare Ethiopic
profit, be useful, originally
findere, aperire, Di) —
QalPerfectבָּקַעPsalm 78:13, בָּֽקְעָהIsaiah 34:15, בָּקַעְתָּNehemiah 9:11; Psalm 74:15, וּבָֽקַעְתָּ֫Ezekiel 29:7; ImperfectוַיִּבְקַעJudges 15:19; Isaiah 48:21, וַיִּבְקְעוּ2 Samuel 23:16=1 Chronicles 11:18, וַיִּ בְקָעוּהָ2Chronicles 21:17; ImperativeוּבְקָעֵהוּExodus 14:16; Infinitive construct suffix בִּקְעָםAmos 1:13; 2Chronicles 32:1; Participle activeבּוֺקֵעַIsaiah 63:12; Ecclesiastes 10:9, בֹּקֵעַPsalm 141:7; —
1cleave, cleave open, followed by accusative, Judges 15:19God cleft open the hollow (הַמֵּכְתֵּשׁ), and water came out, compare Isaiah 48:21 (object צוּר), also Psalm 74:15bring forth by cleaving, object מַעְיָןיָנָחַ֑ל, all three of divine operation; cleave or rip open pregnant women Amos 1:13; of a broken staff, tearing the shoulder Ezekiel 29:7 (but read כַּףhand for כָּתֵף, ᵐ5ᵑ9 Sm (?)Co.); cleave wood Ecclesiastes 10:9 ("" מַסִּיעַ אֲבָנִים); of ploughing (furrowing) the earth Psalm 141:7 ("" מֹּלֵחֵ; in simile); especially of dividing the sea, Exodus 14:16 (P) Nehemiah 9:11; Psalm 78:13, compare Isaiah 63:12, object מַיִם; — in all these subject ׳י except Exodus 14:16 where he commands Moses; of hatching out (a brood, but no object expressed) Isaiah 34:15, subject קִמּוֺוarrow-snake.
2break through or into, followed by בְּ2 Samuel 23:16=1 Chronicles 11:18; followed by accusative 2Chronicles 21:17 וַיַעֲלוּ בִיהוּדָה וֵיִבְקָעוּהָ; also 2 Chronicles 32:1, object suffix reference to cities, ויאמר לְבִקְעָם אֵלָיוand he thought to break into them and so bring them unto himself.
Niph`alPerfectנִבְקַעJob 26:8; Zechariah 14:4 (וְ consecutive); נִבְקְעוּGenesis 7:11; Isaiah 35:6, נִבְקָ֑עוּ2Chronicles 25:11; Proverbs 3:20; ImperfectיִבָּקַעIsaiah 58:8, יִבֵָּק֑עַJob 32:19; 3feminine singular תִּבָּקַעIsaiah 59:5, וַתִּבָּקַעNumbers 16:31 3t.; Infinitive construct לְהִבָּקֵעַEzekiel 30:16; —
1be cleft, rent open, subject the ground, הָֽאֲדָמָהNumbers 16:31 (J), הָאָרֶץ1 Kings 1:40 (hyperb.); mountain Zechariah 14:4; burst open, of men hurled from rock 2 Chronicles 25:12; of cloud beneath its weight of water Job 26:8; hyperb. of belly full of words seeking a vent, Job 32:19like new wine-skins it will burst open; so of the water-receptacles (מעינות) of the great deep, at the flood Genesis 7:11; of the water-masses themselves, תהומותProverbs 3:20, מים ונהליםIsaiah 35:6; also of the Red Sea, וַיִבָּקְעוּ המיםExodus 14:21; of light breaking forth Isaiah 58:8 (figurative); of serpent's egg hatching out as a viper Isaiah 59:5הַזּוּרֶה תִּבָּקַע אֶפְעֶה.
2be broken into, of city captured by breaches in walls 2 Kings 25:4=Jeremiah 52:7; Ezekiel 30:16.
Pi`elPerfectבִּקֵּעַ2 Kings 15:16; Job 28:10, וּבִקַּעְתִּ֫יEzekiel 13:13, בִּקֵּ֑עוּIsaiah 59:5; ImperfectיְבַקַּעPsalm 78:15, וַיְבַקַּעGenesis 22:3; 3feminine singular תְּבַקֵּעַEzekiel 13:11, תְּבַקְּעֵםHosea 13:8; 2masculine singular תְּבַקַּעֿHabakkuk 3:9, תְּבַקֵּ֑עַ2 Kings 8:12; 2feminine plural וַתְּבַקַּעְנָה2 Kings 2:24; — cleave, cut to pieces, or rend open (often more complete or more violent than Qal), followed by accusative, of cleaving wood Genesis 22:3 i.e. cut it up for burning, so 1 Samuel 6:14; of ripping open pregnant women 2 Kings 8:12; 2 Kings 15:16; of tearing in pieces children 2 Kings 2:24; compare also Hosea 13:8 (figurative); of cleaving open rocks, to bring forth water Psalm 78:15 (subject God); of cutting mining-shafts Job 28:10׳בַּצּוּרוֺת יְאֹרִים בּ; נְהָרוֺת תְּבַקַּעאָֿ֑רֶץHabakkuk 3:9into rivers thou cleavest (the) earth; break through or down (a wall, but no object expressed), Ezekiel 13:11רוּחַ סְעָרוֺת תְּבֵַקּ֑עַ (but Co תִּבָּקֵעַ), compare Ezekiel 13:13וּבִקַּעְתִּי רוּחַסְעָרוֺת בַחֲמָתִי; of hatching eggs Isaiah 59:5בֵּיצֵי צִפְעוֺנִיבִֵּקּ֑עוּ (figurative)
Pu`alImperfectיְבָֻקּ֑עוּHosea 14:1; ParticipleמְבֻקָּעָהEzekiel 26:10, מְבֻקָּעִיםJoshua 9:4; — be ripped open, of women Hosea 14:1 (verb of masculine form); rent, of old wine-skins Joshua 9:4; broken into, of a city in whose walls a breach has been made Ezekiel 26:10.
Hiph`ilImperfect1plural suffix וְנַבְקִעֶנָּהIsaiah 7:6; Infinitive constructלְהַבְקִיעַ2 Kings 3:26; — break into, followed by suffix reference to Judah, Isaiah 7:6אֵלֵינוּ׳ונבlet us break into it, lay it open, and so bring it unto ourselves (compare Qal 2 Chronicles 32:1); break through (absolute) with sword, שֹׁלֵף חֶרֶבּ לְהַבְקִיעַאֶלמֶֿלֶךְאֱדוֺם2 Kings 3:26.
Hoph`alPerfect3feminine singular הָבְקְעָה הָעִירJeremiah 39:2the city was broken into, entrance was made by a breach.
Hithpa`elPerfectהִתְכַָּקּ֑עוּJoshua 9:13, Imperfectיִתְבּקָּ֑עוּMicah 1:4; — burst (themselves) open, of wine-skins Joshua 9:13; cleave asunder, of valleys Micah 1:4.
Strong's Hebrew: 1234. בָּקַע (baqa) — 51 Occurrences
Genesis 7:11
HEB:בַּיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֗ה נִבְקְעוּ֙ כָּֽל־ מַעְיְנֹת֙
NAS: deep burst open, and the floodgates
KJV: deep broken up, and the windows
INT: day the same burst all the fountains
Genesis 22:3
HEB:יִצְחָ֣ק בְּנ֑וֹ וַיְבַקַּע֙ עֲצֵ֣י עֹלָ֔ה
NAS: his son; and he split wood
KJV: his son, and clave the wood
INT: and Isaac his son split wood the burnt
Exodus 14:16
HEB:עַל־ הַיָּ֖ם וּבְקָעֵ֑הוּ וְיָבֹ֧אוּ בְנֵֽי־
NAS: the sea and divide it, and the sons
KJV: over the sea, and divide it: and the children
INT: over the sea and divide shall go and the sons
Exodus 14:21
HEB:הַיָּ֖ם לֶחָרָבָ֑ה וַיִּבָּקְע֖וּ הַמָּֽיִם׃
NAS: so the waters were divided.
KJV: [land], and the waters were divided.
INT: the sea dry were divided the waters
Numbers 16:31
HEB:הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וַתִּבָּקַ֥ע הָאֲדָמָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר
NAS: that was under them split open;
KJV: that the ground clave asunder that [was] under them:
INT: words these split the ground that was
Joshua 9:4
HEB:יַ֙יִן֙ בָּלִ֔ים וּמְבֻקָּעִ֖ים וּמְצֹרָרִֽים׃
NAS: worn-out and torn and mended,
KJV: bottles, old, and rent, and bound up;
INT: and wine worn-out and torn and mended
Joshua 9:13
HEB:חֲדָשִׁ֔ים וְהִנֵּ֖ה הִתְבַּקָּ֑עוּ וְאֵ֤לֶּה שַׂלְמוֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙
NAS: and behold, they are torn; and these
KJV: [were] new; and, behold, they be rent: and these our garments
INT: were new and behold are torn and these our clothes
Judges 15:19
HEB: וַיִּבְקַ֨ע אֱלֹהִ֜ים אֶת־
NAS: But God split the hollow
KJV: But God clave an hollow place
INT:split God the hollow
1 Samuel 6:14
HEB:אֶ֣בֶן גְּדוֹלָ֑ה וַֽיְבַקְּעוּ֙ אֶת־ עֲצֵ֣י
NAS: stone; and they split the wood
KJV: stone: and they clave the wood
INT: stone a large split the wood of the cart
2 Samuel 23:16
HEB: וַיִּבְקְעוּ֩ שְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת הַגִּבֹּרִ֜ים
NAS: mighty men broke through the camp
KJV: mighty men brake through the host
INT:broke the three mighty
1 Kings 1:40
HEB:שִׂמְחָ֣ה גְדוֹלָ֑ה וַתִּבָּקַ֥ע הָאָ֖רֶץ בְּקוֹלָֽם׃
NAS: so that the earth shook at their noise.
KJV: so that the earth rent with the sound
INT: joy great shook the earth their noise
2 Kings 2:24
HEB:מִן־ הַיַּ֔עַר וַתְּבַקַּ֣עְנָה מֵהֶ֔ם אַרְבָּעִ֥ים
NAS: out of the woods and tore up forty-two
KJV: out of the wood, and tare forty
INT: out of the woods and tore like forty
2 Kings 3:26
HEB:שֹׁ֣לֵֽף חֶ֗רֶב לְהַבְקִ֛יעַ אֶל־ מֶ֥לֶךְ
NAS: swords, to break through to the king
KJV: swords, to break through [even] unto the king
INT: drew swords to break to the king
2 Kings 8:12
HEB:תְּרַטֵּ֔שׁ וְהָרֹתֵיהֶ֖ם תְּבַקֵּֽעַ׃
NAS: and their women with child you will rip up.
KJV: their children, and rip up their women with child.
INT: will dash and their women will rip
2 Kings 15:16
HEB:כָּל־ הֶהָ֥רוֹתֶ֖יהָ בִּקֵּֽעַ׃ פ
NAS: [to him]; therefore he struck [it] and ripped up all
KJV: [it; and] all the women therein that were with child he ripped up.
INT: all women and ripped
2 Kings 25:4
HEB: וַתִּבָּקַ֣ע הָעִ֗יר וְכָל־
NAS: Then the city was broken into, and all
KJV: And the city was broken up, and all the men
INT:was broken the city and all
1 Chronicles 11:18
HEB: וַיִּבְקְע֨וּ הַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֜ה בְּמַחֲנֵ֣ה
NAS: So the three broke through the camp
KJV: And the three brake through the host
INT:broke the three the camp
2 Chronicles 21:17
HEB:וַיַּעֲל֤וּ בִֽיהוּדָה֙ וַיִּבְקָע֔וּהָ וַיִּשְׁבּ֗וּ אֵ֤ת
NAS: against Judah and invaded it, and carried
KJV: into Judah, and brake into it, and carried away
INT: came Judah and invaded and carried all
2 Chronicles 25:12
HEB:הַסֶּ֖לַע וְכֻלָּ֥ם נִבְקָֽעוּ׃ ס
NAS: so that they were all dashed to pieces.
KJV: of the rock, that they all were broken in pieces.
INT: of the cliff were all dashed
2 Chronicles 32:1
HEB:הַבְּצֻר֔וֹת וַיֹּ֖אמֶר לְבִקְעָ֥ם אֵלָֽיו׃
NAS: and thought to break into them for himself.
KJV: and thought to win them for himself.
INT: the fortified and thought to break about
Nehemiah 9:11
HEB: וְהַיָּם֙ בָּקַ֣עְתָּ לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם וַיַּֽעַבְר֥וּ
NAS:You divided the sea before
KJV:And thou didst divide the sea before
INT: the sea divided before passed
Job 26:8
HEB:בְּעָבָ֑יו וְלֹא־ נִבְקַ֖ע עָנָ֣ן תַּחְתָּֽם׃
NAS: And the cloud does not burst under
KJV: and the cloud is not rent under them.
INT: his clouds does not burst and the cloud under
Job 28:10
HEB:בַּ֭צּוּרוֹת יְאֹרִ֣ים בִּקֵּ֑עַ וְכָל־ יְ֝קָ֗ר
NAS:He hews out channels
KJV:He cutteth out rivers among the rocks;
INT: the rocks channels hews anything precious
Job 32:19
HEB:כְּאֹב֥וֹת חֲ֝דָשִׁ֗ים יִבָּקֵֽעַ׃
NAS: wineskins it is about to burst.
KJV: [which] hath no vent; it is ready to burst like new
INT: wineskins new to burst
Psalm 74:15
HEB: אַתָּ֣ה בָ֭קַעְתָּ מַעְיָ֣ן וָנָ֑חַל
NAS:You broke open springs and torrents;
KJV:Thou didst cleave the fountain
INT: You broke springs and torrents
Psalm 78:13
HEB: בָּ֣קַע יָ֭ם וַיַּֽעֲבִירֵ֑ם
NAS:He divided the sea
KJV:He divided the sea,
INT:divided the sea to pass
Psalm 78:15
HEB: יְבַקַּ֣ע צֻ֭רִים בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר
NAS:He split the rocks in the wilderness
KJV:He clave the rocks in the wilderness,
INT:split the rocks the wilderness
Psalm 141:7
HEB:כְּמ֤וֹ פֹלֵ֣חַ וּבֹקֵ֣עַ בָּאָ֑רֶץ נִפְזְר֥וּ
NAS: As when one plows and breaks open the earth,
KJV: as when one cutteth and cleaveth [wood] upon the earth.
INT: one plows and breaks the earth have been scattered
Proverbs 3:20
HEB:בְּ֭דַעְתּוֹ תְּהוֹמ֣וֹת נִבְקָ֑עוּ וּ֝שְׁחָקִ֗ים יִרְעֲפוּ־
NAS: the deeps were broken up And the skies
KJV: the depths are broken up, and the clouds
INT: his knowledge the deeps were broken and the skies drip
Ecclesiastes 10:9
HEB:יֵעָצֵ֖ב בָּהֶ֑ם בּוֹקֵ֥עַ עֵצִ֖ים יִסָּ֥כֶן
NAS: may be hurt by them, and he who splits logs
KJV: shall be hurt therewith; [and] he that cleaveth wood
INT: stones may be hurt splits logs may be endangered
Isaiah 7:6
HEB:בִֽיהוּדָה֙ וּנְקִיצֶ֔נָּה וְנַבְקִעֶ֖נָּה אֵלֵ֑ינוּ וְנַמְלִ֥יךְ
NAS: and terrorize it, and make for ourselves a breach in its walls and set
KJV: and vex it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set
INT: Judah and terrorize and make in set
Isaiah 34:15
HEB:קִפּוֹז֙ וַתְּמַלֵּ֔ט וּבָקְעָ֖ה וְדָגְרָ֣ה בְצִלָּ֑הּ
NAS: [eggs] there, And it will hatch and gather
KJV: and lay, and hatch, and gather
INT: the tree and lay will hatch and gather protection
Isaiah 35:6
HEB:אִלֵּ֑ם כִּֽי־ נִבְקְע֤וּ בַמִּדְבָּר֙ מַ֔יִם
NAS: For waters will break forth in the wilderness
KJV: shall waters break out, and streams
INT: of the mute for will break the wilderness waters
Isaiah 48:21
HEB:הִזִּ֣יל לָ֑מוֹ וַיִּ֨בְקַע־ צ֔וּר וַיָּזֻ֖בוּ
NAS: out of the rock for them; He split the rock
KJV: out of the rock for them: he clave the rock
INT: of the rock flow split the rock gushed
Isaiah 58:8
HEB: אָ֣ז יִבָּקַ֤ע כַּשַּׁ֙חַר֙ אוֹרֶ֔ךָ
NAS: your light will break out like the dawn,
KJV: Then shall thy light break forth as the morning,
INT: Then will break the dawn your light
Isaiah 59:5
HEB:בֵּיצֵ֤י צִפְעוֹנִי֙ בִּקֵּ֔עוּ וְקוּרֵ֥י עַכָּבִ֖ישׁ
NAS:They hatch adders' eggs
KJV:They hatch cockatrice' eggs,
INT: eggs adders' hatch web the spider's
Isaiah 59:5
HEB:יָמ֔וּת וְהַזּוּרֶ֖ה תִּבָּקַ֥ע אֶפְעֶֽה׃
NAS: a snake breaks forth.
KJV: and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper.
INT: dies is crushed breaks A snake
Isaiah 63:12
HEB:זְר֖וֹעַ תִּפְאַרְתּ֑וֹ בּ֤וֹקֵֽעַ מַ֙יִם֙ מִפְּנֵיהֶ֔ם
NAS: of Moses, Who divided the waters
KJV: arm, dividing the water
INT: arm his glorious divided the waters before
Jeremiah 39:2
HEB:בְּתִשְׁעָ֣ה לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ הָבְקְעָ֖ה הָעִֽיר׃
NAS: the city [wall] was breached.
KJV: the city was broken up.
INT: the ninth the month was breached the city
Jeremiah 52:7
HEB: וַתִּבָּקַ֣ע הָעִ֗יר וְכָל־
NAS: Then the city was broken into, and all
KJV: Then the city was broken up, and all the men
INT:was broken the city and all
Ezekiel 13:11
HEB:וְר֥וּחַ סְעָר֖וֹת תְּבַקֵּֽעַ׃
NAS: and a violent wind will break out.
KJV: and a stormy wind shall rend [it].
INT: wind violent will break
Ezekiel 13:13
HEB:אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה וּבִקַּעְתִּ֥י רֽוּחַ־ סְעָר֖וֹת
NAS: wind break out in My wrath.
KJV: GOD; I will even rend [it] with a stormy
INT: the Lord GOD break wind A violent
Ezekiel 26:10
HEB:כִּמְבוֹאֵ֖י עִ֥יר מְבֻקָּעָֽה׃
NAS: as men enter a city that is breached.
KJV: into a city wherein is made a breach.
INT: enter A city is breached
Ezekiel 29:7
HEB:ק) תֵּר֔וֹץ וּבָקַעְתָּ֥ לָהֶ֖ם כָּל־
NAS: You broke and tore all
KJV: thou didst break, and rend all their shoulder:
INT: branch broke and tore all their hands
Ezekiel 30:16
HEB:וְנֹ֖א תִּהְיֶ֣ה לְהִבָּקֵ֑עַ וְנֹ֖ף צָרֵ֥י
NAS: Thebes will be breached And Memphis
KJV: and No shall be rent asunder, and Noph
INT: Thebes become will be breached and Memphis distresses
Hosea 13:8
HEB:חַיַּ֥ת הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה תְּבַקְּעֵֽם׃
NAS: [As] a wild beast would tear them.
KJV: the wild beast shall tear them.
INT: beast a wild tear
Hosea 13:16
HEB:יְרֻטָּ֔שׁוּ וְהָרִיּוֹתָ֖יו יְבֻקָּֽעוּ׃ פ
NAS: women will be ripped open.
KJV: and their women with child shall be ripped up.
INT: will be dashed women will be ripped
Amos 1:13
HEB:אֲשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ עַל־ בִּקְעָם֙ הָר֣וֹת הַגִּלְעָ֔ד
NAS: its [punishment], Because they ripped open the pregnant women
KJV: I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child
INT: revoke its Because ripped the pregnant of Gilead
Micah 1:4
HEB:תַּחְתָּ֔יו וְהָעֲמָקִ֖ים יִתְבַּקָּ֑עוּ כַּדּוֹנַג֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י
NAS: Him And the valleys will be split, Like wax
KJV: under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax
INT: under and the valleys will be split wax before
Habakkuk 3:9
HEB:סֶ֑לָה נְהָר֖וֹת תְּבַקַּע־ אָֽרֶץ׃
NAS: Selah. You cleaved the earth
KJV: Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth
INT: Selah rivers cleaved the earth
Zechariah 14:4
HEB:יְרוּשָׁלִַם֮ מִקֶּדֶם֒ וְנִבְקַע֩ הַ֨ר הַזֵּיתִ֤ים
NAS: of Olives will be split in its middle
KJV: of Olives shall cleave in the midst
INT: of Jerusalem the east will be split and the Mount of Olives
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