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Strong H12382 sensesבָּקַק

to empty · be luxuriant

Transliteration
bâqaq
Pronunciation
baw-kah'

The 2 senses of Strong H1238

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H1238 appears in 7 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. to emptyH1238B(Qal)6 verses · Isaiah, Jeremiah, Nahum
  2. be luxuriantH1238Ato be luxuriant1 verse · Hosea

General definition

A primitive root; to pour {out} that {is} to {empty} figuratively to depopulate; by analogy to spread out (as a fruitful vine): - (make) empty ({out}) {fail} X {utterly} make void.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • empty5
  • be1
  • emptiers1
  • fail1
  • void1

First verses

  1. Isaiah 19:3
    And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.
  2. Isaiah 24:1
    Behold, the Lord maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
  3. Isaiah 24:3
    The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the Lord hath spoken this word.
  4. Jeremiah 19:7
    And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hands of them that seek their lives: and their carcases will I give to be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.
  5. Jeremiah 51:2
    And will send unto Babylon fanners, that shall fan her, and shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about.
  6. Hosea 10:1
    Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he hath increased the altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly images.
  7. Nahum 2:2
    For the Lord hath turned away the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches.