Strong's Lexicon

H981

H981 — בָּטָא בָּטָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewbataverb-stemOccurrences: 4TWOT: 232

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H981
Word:	בָּטָא בָּטָה
Part of Speech:	verb-stem
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	4
Transliteration:	bata
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	baw-taw' (or batah {baw-taw'}) v.
Meaning:	1. to babble 2. (hence) to vociferate angrily
KJV Renderings:	pronounce, speak (unadvisedly).

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[בָּטָה, בָּטָא] verb speak rashly, thoughtlessly (Late Hebrew id., בטי) —

Qal Participle בּוֺטֶה Prov 12:18 one that babbleth (opposed to לְשׁוֺן חֲכָמִים).

Pi`el Imperfect יְבַטֵּא בִשְׁבוּעָה Lev 5:4 speak rashly, unadvisedly; so וַיְבַטֵּא בִשְׂפָתָיו (of Moses) Ps 106:33 Infinitive לְבַטֵּא בִשְׂפָתַיִם Lev 5:4 ( P ).

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke