Original Language Studio
2 Samuel 23:16
“And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth–lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the Lord.” (KJV)
Tap a word · read right to left
Lexical meaning
H1234 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or open
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- 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.
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- יִּבְקְעוּ֩ — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 51 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 7:11Genesis 22:3Exodus 14:16Exodus 14:21Numbers 16:31
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read בָּקַע here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.