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Lexicon :: Strong's H1237 - biqʿâ

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בִּקְעָה
Transliteration
biqʿâ
Pronunciation
bik-aw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 271b

Strong’s Definitions

בִּקְעָה biqʻâh, bik-aw'; from H1234; properly, a split, i.e. a wide level valley between mountains:—plain, valley.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x

The KJV translates Strong's H1237 in the following manner: valley (13x), plain (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x
The KJV translates Strong's H1237 in the following manner: valley (13x), plain (7x).

  1. valley

  2. plain, level valley

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בִּקְעָה biqʻâh, bik-aw'; from H1234; properly, a split, i.e. a wide level valley between mountains:—plain, valley.
STRONGS H1237: Abbreviations
† בִּקְעָה noun feminine valley (cleft), plain — absolute ב׳ Genesis 11:2 + 8 times; construct בִּקְעַת Deuteronomy 34:3 + 7 times; plural בְּקָעוֺת Isaiah 41:18; Psalm 104:8; בְּקָעֹת Deuteronomy 11:11; —
1. valley (opposed to הַר mountain) Deuteronomy 8:7; Deuteronomy 11:11; compare Isaiah 41:18; also Isaiah 63:14 כַּבְּהֵמָה בַּבִּקְעָח תֵרֵד; in creation-poem Psalm 104:8 יַעֲלוּ הָרִים יֵֽֽֽרְדוּ בְקָעוֺת.
2. plain (sometimes valley-plain, broad valley) Genesis 11:2; also Ezekiel 3:22, 23; Ezekiel 8:4; Ezekiel 37:1, 2 (הַבּ׳עַל־פְּנֵי) as level, opposed to הָֽרְכָּ סִים Isaiah 40:4 (|| מִישׁוֺר); elsewhere construct mostly with proper name Deuteronomy 34:3 יְרֵחוֺ ב׳ (appositive הַכִּכָּר), מִצְפֶּה ב׳ Joshua 11:8, הַלְּבָנוֺן ב׳ Joshua 11:17; Joshua 12:7, מִגִדּוֺ ב׳ 2 Chronicles 35:22 compare Zechariah 12:11, אוֺנוֺ ב׳ Nehemiah 6:2; ב׳־אָוֶן Amos 1:5 plain of idolatry = Baalbek (Damascus, according to Wetzst in DeJes 3, 702; Greek Version of the LXX πέδιον Ὤη).

See related Aramaic BDB entry H1236.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

11:2; 11:2

Deuteronomy

8:7; 11:11; 11:11; 34:3; 34:3

Joshua

11:8; 11:17; 12:7

2 Chronicles

35:22

Nehemiah

6:2

Psalms

104:8; 104:8

Isaiah

40:4; 41:18; 41:18; 63:14

Ezekiel

3:22; 3:23; 8:4; 37:1; 37:2

Amos

1:5

Zechariah

12:11

H1237

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1237 matches the Hebrew בִּקְעָה (biqʿâ),
which occurs 20 times in 20 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 11:2 - And as people migrated from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:7 - For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs, flowing out in the valleys and hills,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:11 - But the land that you are going over to possess is a land of hills and valleys, which drinks water by the rain from heaven,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 34:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 34:3 - the Negeb, and the Plain, that is, the Valley of Jericho the city of palm trees, as far as Zoar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:8 - And the LORD gave them into the hand of Israel, who struck them and chased them as far as Great Sidon and Misrephoth-maim, and eastward as far as the Valley of Mizpeh. And they struck them until he left none remaining.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 11:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:17 - from Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir, as far as Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon below Mount Hermon. And he captured all their kings and struck them and put them to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 12:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 12:7 - And these are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the people of Israel defeated on the west side of the Jordan, from Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, that rises toward Seir (and Joshua gave their land to the tribes of Israel as a possession according to their allotments,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 35:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:22 - Nevertheless, Josiah did not turn away from him, but disguised himself in order to fight with him. He did not listen to the words of Neco from the mouth of God, but came to fight in the plain of Megiddo.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:2 - Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, “Come and let us meet together at Hakkephirim in the plain of Ono.” But they intended to do me harm.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:8 - The mountains rose, the valleys sank down
to the place that you appointed for them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:4 - Every valley shall be lifted up,
and every mountain and hill be made low;
the uneven ground shall become level,
and the rough places a plain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:18 - I will open rivers on the bare heights,
and fountains in the midst of the valleys.
I will make the wilderness a pool of water,
and the dry land springs of water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 63:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:14 - Like livestock that go down into the valley,
the Spirit of the LORD gave them rest.
So you led your people,
to make for yourself a glorious name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 3:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:22 - And the hand of the LORD was upon me there. And he said to me, “Arise, go out into the valley,[fn] and there I will speak with you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 3:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:23 - So I arose and went out into the valley, and behold, the glory of the LORD stood there, like the glory that I had seen by the Chebar canal, and I fell on my face.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 8:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:4 - And behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, like the vision that I saw in the valley.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 37:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 37:1 - The hand of the LORD was upon me, and he brought me out in the Spirit of the LORD and set me down in the middle of the valley;[fn] it was full of bones.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 37:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 37:2 - And he led me around among them, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley, and behold, they were very dry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:5 - I will break the gate-bar of Damascus,
and cut off the inhabitants from the Valley of Aven,[fn]
and him who holds the scepter from Beth-eden;
and the people of Syria shall go into exile to Kir,”
says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 12:11 - On that day the mourning in Jerusalem will be as great as the mourning for Hadad-rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.
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