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HebrewH1214Verb

בָּצַע

ba.tsa

16Occurrences
H1214Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

figuratively, to finish, or (intransitively) stop

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

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to cut off 1) to cut off, break off, gain by unrighteous violence, get, finish, be covetous, be greedy 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cut off 1a2) to stop 1a3) to gain wrongfully or by violence 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to cut off, sever 1b2) to finish, complete, accomplish 1b3) to violently make gain of

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

H:V

Full Description

Hebrew Verb

Occurrences

בָּצַע appears 16 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Ezk
2
Isaiah
2
Jeremiah
2
Job
2
Proverbs
2
Amos
1
Habakkuk
1
Jol
1

Key Passages

Amos 9:1BSB

I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said:“Strike the tops of the pillarsso that the thresholds shake.Topple them on the heads of all the people,and I will kill the rest with the sword.None of those who flee will get away;none of the fugitives will escape.

Habakkuk 2:9BSB

Woe to him who builds his houseby unjust gain,to place his nest on highand escape the hand of disaster!

Jeremiah 6:13BSB

“For from the least of them to the greatest,all are greedy for gain;from prophet to priest,all practice deceit.

Job 6:9BSB

that God would be willing to crush me,to unleash His hand and cut me off!

Proverbs 1:19BSB

Such is the fate of all who are greedy,whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.