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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
Dictionary Aids

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).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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 -

“Would that God were willing to crush me,

That He would release His hand and cut H1214 me off H1214!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:8 -

“For what is the hope of the godless [fn]when he is cut H1214 off H1214,

When God requires his [fn]soul?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:3 -

For the wicked boasts of his soul’s desire,

And [fn]the greedy H1214 man H1214 curses and spurns Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:19 -

So are the paths of everyone who is greedy H1214 for gain H1214;

It takes away the [fn]life of its possessors.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:27 -

He who is greedy H1214 for gain troubles his own house,

But he who hates gifts of bribery will live.

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So it will be that when the Lord has completed H1214 all His work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, He will say, “I will [fn]punish the fruit of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria and the pomp of his eyes which are raised high.”

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“Like a shepherd’s tent my dwelling is pulled up and removed from me;

As a weaver I rolled up my life.

He cuts H1214 me off H1214 from the loom;

From day until night You make an end of me.

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“For from the least of them even to the greatest of them,

Everyone is greedy H1214 for gain,

And from the prophet even to the priest

Everyone practices lying.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:10 -

“Therefore I will give their wives to others,

Their fields to [fn]new possessors,

Because from the least even to the greatest

Everyone is greedy H1214 for gain;

From the prophet even to the priest

Everyone practices lying.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:17 -

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Yahweh has done what He purposed;

He has completed H1214 His word

Which He commanded from days of old.

He has pulled down without sparing,

And He has caused the enemy to be glad over you;

He has exalted the [fn]might of your adversaries.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:12 - “In you they have taken bribes for the purpose of shedding blood; you have taken interest and profits, and you have injured H1214 your neighbors for gain H1214 by oppression, and you have forgotten Me,” declares Lord Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:27 - “Her princes within her are like wolves tearing the prey by shedding blood and destroying lives in order to get H1214 greedy gain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:8 -

They do not crowd each other;

They march everyone in his path;

When they fall against the defending weapons,

They do not break H1214 ranks H1214.

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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,

“Strike the capitals so that the thresholds will quake,

And break H1214 them on the heads of them all!

Then I will kill the rest of them with the sword;

Not one of them who can flee will flee,

And not one of them who can survive will escape.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:9

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“Woe to him who is greedy H1214 for evil gain for his house

To put his nest on high,

To 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, and his hands will finish H1214 it. Then you will know that Yahweh of hosts has sent me to [fn]you.
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