Baqa`

The NAS Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon

Strong's Number: 1234

Original Word	Word Origin
[qb	a primitive root
Transliterated Word	TDNT Entry
Baqa`	TWOT - 271
Phonetic Spelling	Parts of Speech
baw-kah'	Verb

Definition

to split, cleave, break open, divide, break through, rip up, break up, tear
1. (Qal)
  1. to cleave, cleave open
  2. to break through, break into
2. (Niphal)
  1. to be cleft, be rent open, be split open
  2. to be broken into
3. (Piel)
  1. to cleave, cut to pieces, rend open
  2. to break through, break down
4. (Pual)
  1. to be ripped open, be torn open
  2. to be rent
  3. to be broken into
5. (Hiphil)
  1. to break into
  2. to break through
6. (Hophal) to be broken into
7. (Hithpael) to burst (themselves) open, cleave asunder

NAS Word Usage - Total: 52

breached 3, break 4, break forth 1, break through 1, breaks forth 1, breaks open 1, broke open 1, broke through 2, broken 3, burst 2, burst open 1, cleaved 1, dashed to pieces 1, divide 1, divided 4, forth 1, hatch 2, hews 1, invaded 1, make for ourselves a breach 1, rip 1, ripped 1, ripped open 2, shook 1, split 7, split open 1, splits 1, tear 1, tore 2, torn 2

NAS Verse Count
Genesis	2
Exodus	2
Numbers	1
Joshua	2
Judges	1
1 Samuel	1
2 Samuel	1
1 Kings	1
2 Kings	5
1 Chronicles	1
2 Chronicles	3
Nehemiah	1
Job	3
Psalms	4
Proverbs	1
Ecclesiastes	1
Isaiah	8
Jeremiah	2
Ezekiel	5
Hosea	2
Amos	1
Micah	1
Habakkuk	1
Zechariah	1

Total	51

The Hebrew lexicon is Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; this is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." These files are considered public domain.

Bibliography Information

Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for Baqa`". "The NAS Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". .

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