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Lexicon :: Strong's H1214 - bāṣaʿ

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בָּצַע
Transliteration
bāṣaʿ
Pronunciation
baw-tsah'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 267

Strong’s Definitions

בָּצַע bâtsaʻ, baw-tsah'; a primitive root to break off, i.e. (usually) plunder; figuratively, to finish, or (intransitively) stop:—(be) covet(-ous), cut (off), finish, fulfill, gain (greedily), get, be given to (covetousness), greedy, perform, be wounded.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's H1214 in the following manner: cut me off (2x), gained (2x), given (2x), greedy (2x), coveteth (1x), covetous (1x), cut (1x), finish (1x), fulfilled (1x), get (1x), performed (1x), wounded (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's H1214 in the following manner: cut me off (2x), gained (2x), given (2x), greedy (2x), coveteth (1x), covetous (1x), cut (1x), finish (1x), fulfilled (1x), get (1x), performed (1x), wounded (1x).

  1. to cut off, break off, gain by unrighteous violence, get, finish, be covetous, be greedy

    1. (Qal)

      1. to cut off

      2. to stop

      3. to gain wrongfully or by violence

    2. (Piel)

      1. to cut off, sever

      2. to finish, complete, accomplish

      3. to violently make gain of

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בָּצַע bâtsaʻ, baw-tsah'; a primitive root to break off, i.e. (usually) plunder; figuratively, to finish, or (intransitively) stop:—(be) covet(-ous), cut (off), finish, fulfill, gain (greedily), get, be given to (covetousness), greedy, perform, be wounded.
STRONGS H1214: Abbreviations
† [בָּצַע] verb cut off, break off, gain by violence (so Late Hebrew, Arabic bdb013007, Ethiopic bdb013008 Aramaic בְּצַע) —
Qal Imperfect יִבְצָ֑ע Job 27:8, יִבְצָ֑עוּ Joel 2:8; Imperative suffix בְּצָ֫עַם בְּרֹאשׁ Amos 9:1; Infinitive בְּצֹעַ Ezekiel 22:27; Participle בּוֺצֵעַ Proverbs 15:27; Jeremiah 6:13, בֹּצֵעַ Psalm 10:3 + 3 times; — cut off, break off (with accusative capitals of pillars) Amos 9:1 (but LagProv. 5,6 בְּצַעַם = בְּזַעַם Habakkuk 3:12 in wrath); so figurative Job 27:8 when Eloah cutteth off, draweth out, his soul; object omitted their course, i.e. stop Joel 2:8 (compare Hi-St); usually gain by violence or in general wrongfully Ezekiel 22:27; Participle absolute Psalm 10:3 = greedy getter, robber; and with accusative of congnate meaning with verb בֶּ֫צַע Proverbs 1:19; Proverbs 15:27; Jeremiah 6:13; Jeremiah 8:10; Habakkuk 2:9.
Pi. Perfect בִּצַּע Lamentations 2:17; Imperfect יְבַצַּע Isaiah 10:12; suffix יְבַצְּעֵנִי Isaiah 38:12; Job 6:9; 2nd person feminine singular וַתְּבַצְּעִי Ezekiel 22:12; 3rd person feminine plural תְּבַצָּ֑עְנָה Zechariah 4:9; — cut off, (dis) sever (i.e. from life) Job 6:9 compare Isaiah 10:19 (מִדַּלָּה); = finish, complete Isaiah 10:12; Zechariah 4:9; accomplish (= carry out, fulfil) Lamentations 2:17 (object אמרתו); violently make gain of, object person Ezekiel 22:12 (instrumental בּעשׁק).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Job

6:9; 6:9; 27:8; 27:8

Psalms

10:3; 10:3

Proverbs

1:19; 15:27; 15:27

Isaiah

10:12; 10:12; 10:19; 38:12

Jeremiah

6:13; 6:13; 8:10

Lamentations

2:17; 2:17

Ezekiel

22:12; 22:12; 22:27; 22:27

Joel

2:8; 2:8

Amos

9:1; 9:1

Habakkuk

2:9; 3:12

Zechariah

4:9; 4:9

H1214

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1214 matches the Hebrew בָּצַע (bāṣaʿ),
which occurs 16 times in 16 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:9 -
Even that it would please God to crush me;
That he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:8 -
For what is the hope of the godless, though he get him gain,
When God taketh away his soul?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:3 -
For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire,
And the covetous renounceth, yea, contemneth Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:19 -
So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain;
It taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:27 -
He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house;
But he that hateth bribes shall live.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:12 - Wherefore it shall come to pass, that, when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 38:12

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My dwelling is removed, and is carried away from me as a shepherd’s tent:
I have rolled up, like a weaver, my life; he will cut me off from the loom:
From day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:13 - For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:10 - Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall possess them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness; from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:17

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Jehovah hath done that which he purposed; he hath fulfilled his word that he commanded in the days of old;
He hath thrown down, and hath not pitied:
And he hath caused the enemy to rejoice over thee; he hath exalted the horn of thine adversaries.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:12 - In thee have they taken bribes to shed blood; thou hast taken interest and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbors by oppression, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:27 - Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, that they may get dishonest gain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:8 - Neither doth one thrust another; they march every one in his path; and they burst through the weapons, and break not off their course.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 9:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:1 - I saw the Lord standing beside the altar: and he said, Smite the capitals, that the thresholds may shake; and break them in pieces on the head of all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: there shall not one of them flee away, and there shall not one of them escape.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:9 - Woe to him that getteth an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 4:9 - The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that Jehovah of hosts hath sent me unto you.
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