Hebrew word study

בָּצַעbâtsaʻ — figuratively, to finish, or (intransitively) stop

Pronounced “baw-tsah'”

figuratively, to finish, or (intransitively) stop

Translated in the King James as: (be) covet(-ous), cut (off), finish, fulfill, gain (greedily), get, be given to (covetousness), greedy, perform, be wounded.

Appears 16 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root to break off, i.e. (usually) plunder;

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Where it appears

Job — 2×
Job 6:9Job 27:8
Psalms — 1×
Psalms 10:3
Proverbs — 2×
Proverbs 1:19Proverbs 15:27
Isaiah — 2×
Isaiah 10:12Isaiah 38:12
Jeremiah — 2×
Jeremiah 6:13Jeremiah 8:10
Lamentations — 1×
Lam 2:17
Ezekiel — 2×
Ezekiel 22:12Ezekiel 22:27
Joel — 1×
Joel 2:8
Amos — 1×
Amos 9:1
Habakkuk — 1×
Habakkuk 2:9
Zechariah — 1×
Zech 4:9

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