בָּקַק

ba.qaqbe luxuriantHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb9 occurrences4 books7 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to pour out, i.e. to empty, figuratively, to depopulate; by analogy, to spread out (as a fruitful vine)
Traditional renderings: (make) empty (out), fail, × utterly, make void.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders בָּקַק:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

9 total
  1. Isaiah 19:3וְנָבְקָ֤ה · will be emptied out
    Then the spirit of the Egyptians will be emptied out from among them, and I will frustrate their plans, so that they will resort to idols and spirits of the dead, to mediums and spiritists.
  2. Isaiah 24:1בּוֹקֵ֥ק · lays waste
    Behold, the LORD lays waste the earth and leaves it in ruins. He will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants—
  3. Isaiah 24:3הִבּ֧וֹק׀ · will be utterly; תִּבּ֛וֹק · laid waste
    The earth will be utterly laid waste and thoroughly plundered. For the LORD has spoken this word.
  4. Jeremiah 19:7וּ֠בַקֹּתִי · I will ruin
    And in this place I will ruin the plans of Judah and Jerusalem. I will make them fall by the sword before their enemies, by the hands of those who seek their lives, and I will give their carcasses as food to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth.
  5. Jeremiah 51:2וִיבֹקְק֖וּ · and empty
    I will send strangers to Babylon to winnow her and empty her land; for they will come against her from every side in her day of disaster.
  6. Hosea 10:1בּוֹקֵק֙ · was a luxuriant
    Israel was a luxuriant vine, yielding fruit for himself. The more his fruit increased, the more he increased the altars. The better his land produced, the better he made the sacred pillars.
  7. Nahum 2:2בְקָקוּם֙ · have laid them waste; בֹּֽקְקִ֔ים · destroyers
    For the LORD will restore the splendor of Jacob like the splendor of Israel, though destroyers have laid them waste and ruined the branches of their vine.