בָּקַע

Strong’s Definition

to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or open

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

make a breach, break forth (into, out, in pieces, through, up), be ready to burst, cleave (asunder), cut out, divide, hatch, rend (asunder), rip up, tear, win.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.to split, cleave, break open, divide, break through, rip up, break up, tear
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(niphal)
• 4.(piel)
• 5.(pual)
• 6.(hiphil)
• 7.(hophal) to be broken into
• 8.(hithpael) to burst (themselves) open, cleave asunder

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: bâqaʻ; Pronunciation: baw-kah'