BDB1284
I. [בָּקַק] verb be luxuriant (Arabic [untranscribed source text 678] be profuse, abundant (see especially Conjugations I. IV, Lane)) —
Qal
Participle
בֹּקֵק
luxuriant
Hos 10:1
(figurative of Israel as vine).
Strong's Lexicon
H1238
H1238 — בָּקַק
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H1238 |
|---|---|
| Word: | בָּקַק |
| Part of Speech: | verb-stem |
| Etymology: | a primitive root |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 9 |
| Transliteration: | baqaq |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | baw-kah' |
| Meaning: | 1. to pour out 2. to empty, (figuratively) to depopulate 3. (by analogy) to spread out (as a fruitful vine) |
| KJV Renderings: | (make) empty (out), fail, X utterly, make void. |
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BDB1285
II. [בָּקַק] verb empty (compare probably Arabic [untranscribed source text 679] make a gurgling noise, of a mug dipped in water, or emptied of water) —
Qal
Perfect
וּבַקֹּתִ֫י
Jer 19:7,
בָּֽקֲקוּ
Nah 2:3
Participle
בּוֺקֵק
Isa 24:1,
בִּקֲקִים
Nah 2:3
empty, lay waste land, accusative, Isa 24:1; Nah 2:3, also absolute v.Nah 2:3 figurative make void
(object עֵצָה) Jer 19:7.
Niph`al
Perfect
וְנָָֽבְקָה (compare Ges«GKC:67»§ 67, R.
11) Isa 19:3
Imperfect 3 feminine singular תִּבּוֺק
Isa 24:3
Infinitive absolute
הִבּוֺק
Isa 24:3 —
be emptied (laid waste) Isa 24:3
הִבּוֺק תִבּוֺק, of land (|| הִבּוֺז
תִּבּוֺז); figurative of spirit, courage Isa 19:3.
Po.
Imperfect
יְבֹקֲקוּ
Jer 51:2
empty out (devastate) land.
Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
בקק (bah-kak’)
Jeremiah 19:7
- KJV: 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 hands of them that seek their lives: and their carcases will I give to be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.
- EHCC: 484 I will make void the counsel
Nahum 2:2
- KJV: For the Lord hath turned away the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches.the excellency of Jacob…: or, the pride of Jacob as the pride, etc
- EHCC: (3).the emptiers have emptied them out,
Joshua 10:1
- KJV: Now it came to pass, when Adoni–zedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;
- EHCC: Israel (is an emply vine, marg. emptyis
Isaiah 19:3
- KJV: And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.fail: Heb. be emptieddestroy: Heb. swallow up
- EHCC: And the spirit of Egypt shall fail (marg.
Isaiah 24:3
- KJV: The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the Lord hath spoken this word.
- EHCC: The land shall be utterly emptied,
Isaiah 24:3
- KJV: The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the Lord hath spoken this word.
- EHCC: The land shall be utterly emptied,
Jeremiah 51:2
- KJV: And will send unto Babylon fanners, that shall fan her, and shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about.
- EHCC: and shall empty her land: