Hebrew word study

בָּקַעbâqaʻ — to cleave

Pronounced “baw-kah'”

to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or open

Translated in the King James as: make a breach, break forth (into, out, in pieces, through, up), be ready to burst, cleave (asunder), cut out, divide, hatch, rend (asunder), rip up, tear, win.

Appears 51 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 2×

Genesis 7:11 Genesis 22:3

Exodus — 2×

Exodus 14:16 Exodus 14:21

Numbers — 1×

Numbers 16:31

Joshua — 2×

Joshua 9:4 Joshua 9:13

Judges — 1×

1 Samuel — 1×

2 Samuel — 1×

1 Kings — 1×

2 Kings — 5×

2 Ki 2:24 2 Ki 3:26 2 Ki 8:12 2 Ki 15:16 2 Ki 25:4

1 Chronicles — 1×

1 Chr 11:18

2 Chronicles — 3×

2 Chr 21:17 2 Chr 25:12 2 Chr 32:1

Nehemiah — 1×

Nehemiah 9:11

Job — 3×

Job 26:8 Job 28:10 Job 32:19

Psalms — 4×

Psalms 74:15 Psalms 78:13 Psalms 78:15 Psalms 141:7

Proverbs — 1×

Proverbs 3:20

Ecclesiastes — 1×

Eccles 10:9

Isaiah — 8×

Isaiah 7:6 Isaiah 34:15 Isaiah 35:6 Isaiah 48:21 Isaiah 58:8 Isaiah 59:5 Isaiah 63:12+ 1 more in Isaiah

Jeremiah — 2×

Jeremiah 39:2 Jeremiah 52:7

Ezekiel — 5×

Ezekiel 13:11 Ezekiel 13:13 Ezekiel 26:10 Ezekiel 29:7 Ezekiel 30:16

Hosea — 2×

Hosea 13:8 Hosea 13:16

Amos — 1×

Micah — 1×

Habakkuk — 1×

Zechariah — 1×

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