בָּצַע

Strong’s Definition

figuratively, to finish, or (intransitively) stop

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root to break off, i.e. (usually) plunder;

KJV Usage

(be) covet(-ous), cut (off), finish, fulfill, gain (greedily), get, be given to (covetousness), greedy, perform, be wounded.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to cut off, break off, gain by unrighteous violence, get, finish, be covetous, be greedy
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(piel)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: bâtsaʻ; Pronunciation: baw-tsah'