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Lexicon :: Strong's H1238 - bāqaq

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בָּקַק
Transliteration
bāqaq
Pronunciation
baw-kah'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 273

Strong’s Definitions

בָּקַק bâqaq, baw-kah'; a primitive root; to pour out, i.e. to empty, figuratively, to depopulate; by analogy, to spread out (as a fruitful vine):—(make) empty (out), fail, × utterly, make void.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H1238 in the following manner: empty (5x), make void (1x), emptiers (1x), fail (1x), utterly (inf for emphasis.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's H1238 in the following manner: empty (5x), make void (1x), emptiers (1x), fail (1x), utterly (inf for emphasis.

  1. to empty

    1. (Qal)

      1. to empty, lay waste

      2. to make void (fig.)

    2. (Niphal) to be emptied

    3. (Polel) to empty out, devastate

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בָּקַק bâqaq, baw-kah'; a primitive root; to pour out, i.e. to empty, figuratively, to depopulate; by analogy, to spread out (as a fruitful vine):—(make) empty (out), fail, × utterly, make void.
STRONGS H1238: Abbreviations
† I. [בָּקַק] verb be luxuriant (Arabic bdb013201 be profuse, abundant (see especially Conjugations I. IV, Lane)) —
Qal Participle בֹּקֵק luxuriant Hosea 10:1 (figurative of Israel as vine).

II. [בָּקַק] verb empty (compare probably Arabic bdb013202 make a gurgling noise, of a mug dipped in water, or emptied of water) —
Qal Perfect וּבַקֹּתִ֫י Jeremiah 19:7, בָּֽקֲקוּ Nahum 2:3; Participle בּוֺקֵק Isaiah 24:1, בִּקֲקִים Nahum 2:3; empty, lay waste land, accusative, Isaiah 24:1; Nahum 2:3, also absolute Nahum 2:3; figurative make void (object עֵצָה) Jeremiah 19:7.
Niph. Perfect וְנָֽבְקָה (compare Ges§ 67, R. 11) Isaiah 19:3; Imperfect 3rd person feminine singular תִּבּוֺק Isaiah 24:3; Infinitive absolute הִבּוֺק Isaiah 24:3; — be emptied (laid waste) Isaiah 24:3 הִבּוֺק תִבּוֺק, of land (|| הִבּוֺז תִּבּוֺז); figurative of spirit, courage Isaiah 19:3.
Po. Imperfect יְבֹקֲקוּ Jeremiah 51:2 empty out (devastate) land.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Isaiah

19:3; 19:3; 24:1; 24:1; 24:3; 24:3; 24:3

Jeremiah

19:7; 19:7; 51:2

Hosea

10:1

Nahum

2:3; 2:3; 2:3; 2:3

H1238

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1238 matches the Hebrew בָּקַק (bāqaq),
which occurs 9 times in 7 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:3 - The Egyptians will lose heart, and I will bring their plans to nothing; they will consult the idols and the spirits of the dead, the mediums and the spiritists.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:1 - See, the LORD is going to lay waste the earth and devastate it; he will ruin its face and scatter its inhabitants—

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:3 - The earth will be completely laid waste and totally plundered.

The LORD has spoken this word.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:7 - “ ‘In this place I will ruin[fn] the plans of Judah and Jerusalem. I will make them fall by the sword before their enemies, at the hands of those who want to kill them, and I will give their carcasses as food to the birds and the wild animals.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:2 - I will send foreigners to Babylon to winnow her and to devastate her land; they will oppose her on every side in the day of her disaster.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:1 - Israel was a spreading vine; he brought forth fruit for himself. As his fruit increased, he built more altars; as his land prospered, he adorned his sacred stones.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:2 - The LORD will restore the splendor of Jacob like the splendor of Israel, though destroyers have laid them waste and have ruined their vines.
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