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Lexicon :: Strong's H1238 - bāqaq

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בָּקַק
Transliteration
bāqaq
Pronunciation
baw-kah'
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

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 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 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.
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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