בָּקַע

bâqaʻ · H1234 · Hebrew · 51 occurrences

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Meanings

1. to be split, to be cleft, to be breached, to be cracked, to be ripped open, to be rent, to burst, to burst asunder

   Process by which an object is split, either partially or completely, either by supernatural means or by violence

   Examples

   Exodus 14:21 Then Moses reached out with his hand over the sea; and the LORD swept the sea back by a strong east wind all night, and turned the sea into dry land, and the waters were divided.

   Joshua 9:4 but they on their part acted craftily and went and took provisions for a journey, and took worn-out sacks on their donkeys, and wineskins that were worn out, split open, and patched,

   Joshua 9:13 “And these wineskins which we filled were new, and behold, they are split open; and these clothes of ours and our sandals are worn out from the very long journey.”

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2. to split, to cleave, to rip open, to cut, to rend, to maul, to divide, to break through

   Causative action by which deities or human cause an object to split, either partially or completely, either by supernatural means or by violence

   Examples

   Genesis 22:3 So Abraham got up early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him and his son Isaac; and he split wood for the burnt offering, and set out and went to the place of which God had told him.

   Exodus 14:16 “As for you, lift up your staff and reach out with your hand over the sea and divide it, and the sons of Israel shall go through the midst of the sea on dry land.

   Judges 15:19 But God split the hollow place that is in Lehi so that water came out of it. When he drank, his strength returned and he revived. Therefore he named it En-hakkore, which is in Lehi to this day.

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3. to take a part for oneself

   Causative action by which someone takes part of an object belonging to someone else in order to add it to one's own possession

   Examples

   2 Chronicles 32:1 After these acts of faithfulness Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah and besieged the fortified cities, and intended to break into them for himself.

   Isaiah 7:6 “Let’s go up against Judah and terrorize it, and take it for ourselves by assault and set up the son of Tabeel as king in the midst of it,”

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4. to burst forth, to break out

   Process by which natural forces find their way by breaking through any obstacles that keep them from moving forward

   Examples

   Genesis 7:11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the fountains of the great deep burst open, and the floodgates of the sky were opened.

   Proverbs 3:20 By His knowledge the ocean depths were burst open, And the clouds drip with dew.

   Isaiah 35:6 Then those who limp will leap like a deer, And the tongue of those who cannot speak will shout for joy. For waters will burst forth in the wilderness, And streams in the desert.

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5. to break through, to invade

   Action by which humans find their way by breaking through all obstacles that keep them from moving forward

   Examples

   2 Samuel 23:16 So the three mighty men forced their way into the camp of the Philistines, and drew water from the well of Bethlehem which was by the gate, and carried it and brought it to David. Yet he would not drink it, but poured it out as an offering to the LORD;

   2 Kings 3:26 When the king of Moab saw that the battle was too fierce for him, he took with him seven hundred men who drew swords, to break through to the king of Edom; but they could not.

   1 Chronicles 11:18 So the three broke through the camp of the Philistines and drew water from the well of Bethlehem which was by the gate, and took it and brought it to David; however, David would not drink it, but poured it out to the LORD;

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6. to cause to break through, to unleash

   Causative action by which God causes natural forces to find their way by breaking through any obstacles that keep them from moving forward

   Examples

   Psalm 74:15 You broke open springs and torrents; You dried up ever-flowing streams.

   Ezekiel 13:13 Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: “I will make a violent wind break out in My wrath. There will also be in My anger a flooding rain and hailstones to consume it in wrath.

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7. to be hatched

   Process by which the shell of an egg breaks open and a young animal comes out

   Examples

   Isaiah 59:5 They hatch vipers’ eggs and weave the spider’s web; The one who eats of their eggs dies, And from what is crushed, a snake breaks out.

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8. to hatch

   Causative process by which an animal keeps its egg(s) warm for a prolonged period until the shell breaks open and a young animal comes out

   Examples

   Isaiah 34:15 The tree snake will make its nest and lay eggs there, And it will hatch and gather them under its protection. Yes, the hawks will be gathered there, Every one with its kind.

   Isaiah 59:5 They hatch vipers’ eggs and weave the spider’s web; The one who eats of their eggs dies, And from what is crushed, a snake breaks out.

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Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0

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