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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 - And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst of it; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek unto the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:1 - Behold, Jehovah maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:3 - The earth shall be utterly emptied, and utterly laid waste; for Jehovah hath spoken this word.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:7 - And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies will I give to be food for the birds of the heavens, and for the beasts of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:2 - And I will send unto Babylon strangers, that shall winnow her; and they shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:1 - Israel is a luxuriant vine, that putteth forth his fruit: according to the abundance of his fruit he hath multiplied his altars; according to the goodness of their land they have made goodly pillars.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:2 - For Jehovah restoreth the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel; for the emptiers have emptied them out, and destroyed their vine-branches.
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