Definition
a primitive root; to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or open
Traditional 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.
Traditional 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.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders בָּקַע:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
51 total
- Zechariah 14:4וְנִבְקַע֩ · will be splitOn that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half the mountain moving to the north and half to the south.