H1234. baqa

בָּקַע‎ verb cleave, break open or through (Late Hebrew id., MI¹⁵ השחרת מבקע‎ from break of dawn; Aramaic בְּקַע‎; compare Ethiopic profit, be useful, originally findere, aperire, Di) —

Qal Perfect בָּקַע‎ Psalm 78:13, בָּֽקְעָה‎ Isaiah 34:15, בָּקַעְתָּ‎ Nehemiah 9:11; Psalm 74:15, וּבָֽקַעְתָּ֫‎ Ezekiel 29:7; Imperfect וַיִּבְקַע‎ Judges 15:19; Isaiah 48:21, וַיִּבְקְעוּ‎ 2 Samuel 23:16 = 1 Chronicles 11:18, בְקָעוּהָ וַיִּ‎2 Chronicles 21:17; Imperative וּבְקָעֵהוּ‎ Exodus 14:16; Infinitive construct suffix בִּקְעָם‎ Amos 1:13; 2 Chronicles 32:1; Participle active בּוֺקֵעַ‎ Isaiah 63:12; Ecclesiastes 10:9, בֹּקֵעַ‎ Psalm 141:7; —

1 cleave, cleave open, followed by accusative, Judges 15:19 God cleft open the hollow (הַמֵּכְתֵּשׁ‎), and water came out, compare Isaiah 48:21 (object צוּר‎), also Psalm 74:15 bring forth by cleaving, object יָנָחַ֑ל מַעְיָן‎, all three of divine operation; cleave or rip open pregnant women Amos 1:13; of a broken staff, tearing the shoulder Ezekiel 29:7 (but read כַּף‎ hand for ᵑ9 ᵐ5 כָּתֵף,‎ Sm (?)Co.); cleave wood Ecclesiastes 10:9 ("" אֲבָנִים מַסִּיעַ‎); of ploughing (furrowing) the earth Psalm 141:7 ("" מֹּלֵחֵ‎; in simile); especially of dividing the sea, Exodus 14:16 (P) Nehemiah 9:11; Psalm 78:13, compare Isaiah 63:12, object מַיִם‎; — in all these subject ׳י‎ except Exodus 14:16 where he commands Moses; of hatching out (a brood, but no object expressed) Isaiah 34:15, subject קִמּוֺו‎ arrow-snake.

2 break through or into, followed by בְּ‎ 2 Samuel 23:16 = 1 Chronicles 11:18; followed by accusative 2 Chronicles 21:17 וֵיִבְקָעוּהָ בִיהוּדָה וַיַעֲלוּ‎; also 32:1, object suffix reference to cities, אֵלָיו לְבִקְעָם ויאמר‎ and he thought to break into them and so bring them unto himself.

Niph`al Perfect נִבְקַע‎ Job 26:8; Zechariah 14:4 (וְ‎ consecutive); נִבְקְעוּ‎ Genesis 7:11; Isaiah 35:6, נִבְקָ֑עוּ‎2 Chronicles 25:11; Proverbs 3:20; Imperfect יִבָּקַע‎ Isaiah 58:8, יִבֵָּק֑עַ‎ Job 32:19; 3feminine singular תִּבָּקַע‎ Isaiah 59:5, וַתִּבָּקַע‎ Numbers 16:31 3t.; Infinitive construct לְהִבָּקֵעַ‎ Ezekiel 30:16; —

1 be cleft, rent open, subject the ground, הָֽאֲדָמָה‎ Numbers 16:31 (J), הָאָרֶץ‎ 1 Kings 1:40 (hyperb.); mountain Zechariah 14:4; burst open, of men hurled from rock 2 Chronicles 25:12; of cloud beneath its weight of water Job 26:8; hyperb. of belly full of words seeking a vent, 32:19 like new wine-skins it will burst open; so of the water-receptacles (מעינות‎) of the great deep, at the flood Genesis 7:11; of the water-masses themselves, תהומות‎ Proverbs 3:20, ונהלים מים‎ Isaiah 35:6; also of the Red Sea, המים וַיִבָּקְעוּ‎ Exodus 14:21; of light breaking forth Isaiah 58:8 (figurative); of serpent's egg hatching out as a viper 59:5 אֶפְעֶה תִּבָּקַע הַזּוּרֶה‎.

2 be broken into, of city captured by breaches in walls 2 Kings 25:4 = Jeremiah 52:7; Ezekiel 30:16.

Pi`el Perfect בִּקֵּעַ‎ 2 Kings 15:16; Job 28:10, וּבִקַּעְתִּ֫י‎ Ezekiel 13:13, בִּקֵּ֑עוּ‎ Isaiah 59:5; Imperfect יְבַקַּע‎ Psalm 78:15, וַיְבַקַּע‎ Genesis 22:3; 3feminine singular תְּבַקֵּעַ‎ Ezekiel 13:11, תְּבַקְּעֵם‎ Hosea 13:8; 2masculine singular תְּבַקַּעֿ‎ Habakkuk 3:9, תְּבַקֵּ֑עַ‎ 2 Kings 8:12; 2feminine plural וַתְּבַקַּעְנָה‎ 2:24; — cleave, cut to pieces, or rend open (often more complete or more violent than Qal), followed by accusative, of cleaving wood Genesis 22:3 i.e. cut it up for burning, so 1 Samuel 6:14; of ripping open pregnant women 2 Kings 8:12; 15:16; of tearing in pieces children 2:24; compare also Hosea 13:8 (figurative); of cleaving open rocks, to bring forth water Psalm 78:15 (subject God); of cutting mining-shafts Job 28:10 בּ יְאֹרִים ׳בַּצּוּרוֺת‎; תְּבַקַּעאָֿ֑רֶץ נְהָרוֺת‎ Habakkuk 3:9 into rivers thou cleavest (the) earth; break through or down (a wall, but no object expressed), Ezekiel 13:11 תְּבֵַקּ֑עַ סְעָרוֺת רוּחַ‎ (but Co תִּבָּקֵעַ‎), compare 13:13 בַחֲמָתִי סְעָרוֺת רוּחַ וּבִקַּעְתִּי‎; of hatching eggs Isaiah 59:5 צִפְעוֺנִיבִֵּקּ֑עוּ בֵּיצֵי‎ (figurative)

Pu`al Imperfect יְבָֻקּ֑עוּ‎ Hosea 14:1; Participle מְבֻקָּעָה‎ Ezekiel 26:10, מְבֻקָּעִים‎ Joshua 9:4; — be ripped open, of women Hosea 14:1 (verb of masculine form); rent, of old wine-skins Joshua 9:4; broken into, of a city in whose walls a breach has been made Ezekiel 26:10.

Hiph`il Imperfect1plural suffix וְנַבְקִעֶנָּה‎ Isaiah 7:6; Infinitive construct לְהַבְקִיעַ‎ 2 Kings 3:26; — break into, followed by suffix reference to Judah, Isaiah 7:6 ׳ונב אֵלֵינוּ‎ let us break into it, lay it open, and so bring it unto ourselves (compare Qal 2 Chronicles 32:1); break through (absolute) with sword, אֶלמֶֿלֶךְאֱדוֺם לְהַבְקִיעַ חֶרֶבּ שֹׁלֵף‎ 2 Kings 3:26.

Hoph`al Perfect3feminine singular הָעִיר הָבְקְעָה‎ Jeremiah 39:2 the city was broken into, entrance was made by a breach.

Hithpa`el Perfect הִתְכַָּקּ֑עוּ‎ Joshua 9:13, Imperfect יִתְבּקָּ֑עוּ‎ Micah 1:4; — burst (themselves) open, of wine-skins Joshua 9:13; cleave asunder, of valleys Micah 1:4.