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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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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 it came about, as they journeyed [fn]east, that they found a plain H1237 in the land of Shinar and [fn]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 streams of water, of fountains and springs, flowing out in valleys H1237 and hills;

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:11 - “But the land into which you are about to cross to possess it, a land of hills and valleys H1237, drinks water from the rain of heaven,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 34:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 34:3 - and the [fn]Negev and the territory in the Valley H1237 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 handed them over to Israel, so that they [fn]defeated them, and pursued them as far as Great Sidon, and Misrephoth-maim, and the Valley H1237 of Mizpeh to the east; and they struck them until no survivor was left to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 11:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:17 - from Mount Halak, that rises toward Seir, even as far as Baal-gad in the Valley H1237 of Lebanon [fn]at the foot of Mount Hermon. And he captured all their kings, and struck them and put them to death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 12:7 -

Now these are the kings of the land whom Joshua and the sons of Israel [fn]defeated beyond the Jordan toward the west, from Baal-gad in the Valley H1237 of Lebanon even as far as Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir; and Joshua gave it to the tribes of Israel as a possession according to their divisions,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:22 - However, Josiah would not turn [fn]away from him, but disguised himself in order to fight against him; nor did he listen to the words of Neco from the mouth of God, but he came to wage war on the plain H1237 of Megiddo.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:2 - Sanballat and Geshem sent a message to me, saying, “Come, let’s meet together [fn]at Chephirim in the plain H1237 of Ono.” But they were plotting to [fn]harm me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:8 -

The mountains rose; the valleys H1237 sank down

To the place which You established for them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:4 -

“Let every valley be lifted up,

And every mountain and hill be made low;

And let the uneven ground become a plain,

And the rugged terrain a broad H1237 valley H1237;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:18 -

“I will open rivers on the bare heights,

And springs in the midst of the valleys H1237;

I will make the wilderness a pool of water,

And the dry land fountains of water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:14 -

Like the cattle which go down into the valley H1237,

The Spirit of the LORD gave [fn]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 -

Now the hand of the LORD was on me there, and He said to me, “Get up, go out to the plain H1237, and there I will speak to you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 3:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:23 - So I got up and went out to the plain H1237; and behold, the glory of the LORD was standing there, like the glory that I saw by the river Chebar, 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 appearance which I saw in the plain H1237.

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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 [fn]by the Spirit of the LORD and set me down in the middle of the valley H1237; and it was full of bones.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 37:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 37:2 - He had me pass among them all around, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley H1237; and behold, they were very dry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:5 -

“I will also break the gate bar of Damascus,

And eliminate every inhabitant from the [fn]Valley H1237 of Aven,

As well as him who holds the scepter, from Beth-eden;

So the people of Aram will be exiled 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 great, like the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the [fn]plain H1237 of [fn]Megiddo.
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