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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.
 
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.
 
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.
														
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