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Psalms 78:13
“He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
בָּקַעbâqaʻ · baw-kah'
H1234 · Hebrew
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
- בָּ֣קַע — verb Qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- 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.