STRONGS H1234:
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בָּקַע verb cleave, break open or
through (Late Hebrew
id., MI
15 מבקע השחרת from break of dawn; Aramaic
בְּקַע; compare Ethiopic
በቍዐ፡ profit, be useful, originally
findere, aperire, Di) —
Qal Perfect בָּקַע Psalm 78:13,
בָּֽקְעָה Isaiah 34:15,
בָּקַעְתָּ Nehemiah 9:11;
Psalm 74:15,
וּבָֽקַעְתָּ֫ Ezekiel 29:7;
Imperfect וַיִּבְקַע Judges 15:19;
Isaiah 48:21,
וַיִּבְקְעוּ 2 Samuel 23:16 =
1 Chronicles 11:18,
וַיִּ בְקָעוּהָ 2 Chronicles 21:17;
Imperative וּבְקָעֵהוּ Exodus 14:16;
Infinitive construct suffix
בִּקְעָם Amos 1:13;
2 Chronicles 32:1;
Participle active בּוֺקֵעַ Isaiah 63:12;
Ecclesiastes 10:9,
בֹּקֵעַ Psalm 141:7; —
1. cleave, cleave open, followed by accusative, Judges 15:19 God cleft open the hollow (הַמֵּכְתֵּשׁ), and water came out, compare Isaiah 48:21 (object צוּר), also Psalm 74:15 bring forth by cleaving, object מַעְיָן יָנָחַ֑ל, 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 כַּף hand for כָּתֵף, 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 קִפּוֹן arrow-snake.
2. break through or into, followed by בְּ 2 Samuel 23:16 = 1 Chronicles 11:18; followed by accusative 2 Chronicles 21:17 וַיַעֲלוּ בִיהוּדָה וֵיִבְקָעוּהָ; also 2 Chronicles 32:1, object suffix reference to cities, ויאמר לְבִקְעָם אֵלָיו and he thought to break into them and so bring them unto himself.
Niph. Perfect נִבְקַע Job 26:8;
Zechariah 14:4 (
וְ consecutive);
נִבְקְעוּ Genesis 7:11;
Isaiah 35:6,
נִבְקָ֑עוּ 2 Chronicles 25:11;
Proverbs 3:20;
Imperfect יִבָּקַע Isaiah 58:8,
יִבֵָּק֑עַ Job 32:19;
3rd person feminine singular תִּבָּקַע Isaiah 59:5,
וַתִּבָּקַע Numbers 16:31 +
3 times;
Infinitive construct
לְהִבָּקֵעַ Ezekiel 30:16; —
1. be cleft, rent open, subject the ground, הָֽאֲדָמָה Numbers 16:31 (J), הָאָרֶץ 1 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 32:19 like 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, תהומות Proverbs 3:20, מים ונהלים Isaiah 35:6; also of the Red Sea, וַיִבָּקְעוּ המים Exodus 14:21; of light breaking forth Isaiah 58:8 (figurative); of serpent's egg hatching out as a viper Isaiah 59:5 הַזּוּרֶה תִּבָּקַע אֶפְעֶה.
2. be broken into, of city captured by breaches in walls 2 Kings 25:4 = Jeremiah 52:7; Ezekiel 30:16.
Pi. Perfect בִּקֵּעַ 2 Kings 15:16;
Job 28:10,
וּבִקַּעְתִּ֫י Ezekiel 13:13,
בִּקֵּ֑עוּ Isaiah 59:5;
Imperfect יְבַקַּע Psalm 78:15,
וַיְבַקַּע Genesis 22:3;
3rd person feminine singular תְּבַקֵּעַ Ezekiel 13:11,
תְּבַקְּעֵם Hosea 13:8;
2nd person masculine singular תְּבַקַּע־ Habakkuk 3:9,
תְּבַקֵּ֑עַ 2 Kings 8:12;
2nd person feminine plural וַתְּבַקַּעְנָה 2 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 תְּבַקַּע־אָ֑רֶץ Habakkuk 3:9 into rivers thou cleavest (the) earth; break through or
down (a wall, but no object expressed),
Ezekiel 13:11 רוּחַ סְעָרוֺת תְּבֵַקּ֑עַ (but Co
תִּבָּקֵעַ), compare
Ezekiel 13:13 וּבִקַּעְתִּי רוּחַ סְעָרוֺת בַחֲמָתִי; of
hatching eggs
Isaiah 59:5 בֵּיצֵי צִפְעוֺנִי בִֵּקּ֑עוּ (figurative).
Pu. Imperfect יְבָֻקּ֑עוּ Hosea 14:1;
Participle מְבֻקָּעָה Ezekiel 26:10,
מְבֻקָּעִים Joshua 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. Imperfect 1st person plural suffix
וְנַבְקִעֶנָּה Isaiah 7:6;
Infinitive construct לְהַבְקִיעַ 2 Kings 3:26; —
break into, followed by suffix reference to Judah,
Isaiah 7:6 אֵלֵינוּ ונב׳ let 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 לְהַבְקִיעַ אֶל־מֶלֶךְאֱדוֺם 2 Kings 3:26.
Hoph. Perfect 3rd person feminine singular הָבְקְעָה הָעִיר Jeremiah 39:2 the city was broken into, entrance was made by a breach.
Hithp. Perfect הִתְכַָּקּ֑עוּ Joshua 9:13,
Imperfect יִתְבּקָּ֑עוּ Micah 1:4; —
burst (themselves) open, of wine-skins
Joshua 9:13;
cleave asunder, of valleys
Micah 1:4.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs
Genesis
7:11; 7:11; 22:3; 22:3
Exodus
14:16; 14:16; 14:16; 14:21
Numbers
16:31; 16:31
Joshua
9:4; 9:4; 9:13; 9:13
Judges
15:19; 15:19
1 Samuel
6:14
2 Samuel
23:16; 23:16
1 Kings
1:40
2 Kings
2:24; 2:24; 3:26; 3:26; 8:12; 8:12; 15:16; 15:16; 25:4
1 Chronicles
11:18; 11:18
2 Chronicles
21:17; 21:17; 25:11; 25:12; 32:1; 32:1; 32:1
Nehemiah
9:11; 9:11
Job
26:8; 26:8; 28:10; 28:10; 32:19; 32:19
Psalms
74:15; 74:15; 78:13; 78:13; 78:15; 78:15; 141:7; 141:7
Proverbs
3:20; 3:20
Ecclesiastes
10:9; 10:9
Isaiah
7:6; 7:6; 34:15; 34:15; 35:6; 35:6; 48:21; 48:21; 58:8; 58:8; 59:5; 59:5; 59:5; 59:5; 63:12; 63:12
Jeremiah
39:2; 52:7
Ezekiel
13:11; 13:11; 13:13; 13:13; 26:10; 26:10; 29:7; 29:7; 30:16; 30:16
Hosea
13:8; 13:8; 14:1; 14:1
Amos
1:13; 1:13
Micah
1:4; 1:4
Habakkuk
3:9; 3:9
Zechariah
14:4; 14:4