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Batsa

To break off, i.e. (usually) plunder ; figuratively, to finish , or (intransitively) stop · greediness

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בָּצַע H1214 to break off, i.e. (usually) plunder ; figuratively, to finish , or (intransitively) stop
Pronunciation bāṣaʿ
Breaking off or severing for gain; dominantly used of greedy acquisition and covetous plunder rather than neutral cutting.
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πλεονεξία G4124 greediness
Pronunciation pleonexía
Wanting more than one's share; aggressive acquisitiveness that violates fairness and exploits others for gain.
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What does batsa (batsa) mean in the Bible?

בָּצַע · πλεονεξία is a Hebrew word meaning "to gain unjustly, be greedy".

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Meaning

to gain unjustly, be greedy
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 8×
Participle active Hab 2:9 · Jer 6:13 · Jer 8:10 · Prov 1:19 · Prov 15:27 5×
Imperfect Job 27:8 · Joel 2:8 2×
Infinitive construct Ezek 22:27 1×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 3×
Imperfect Isa 10:12 · Zech 4:9 2×
Perfect Lam 2:17 1×
11 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: OSHB — CC BY 4.0
Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 11 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form
Participle 5 Imperfect 4 Infinitive construct 1 Perfect 1
Stem
Qal 8 Piel 3
Mood
Indicative/jussive 4 Indicative 1
OT Occurrences
Job 27:8 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Prov 1:19 Qal · Participle Prov 15:27 Qal · Participle Isa 10:12 Piel · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Jer 6:13 Qal · Participle Jer 8:10 Qal · Participle Lam 2:17 Piel · Perfect · Indicative Ezek 22:27 Qal · Infinitive construct Joel 2:8 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Hab 2:9 Qal · Participle Zech 4:9 Piel · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Colossians 3 — Raised with Christ: Putting Off the Old Life and Putting On the New Ephesians 5 — Walking in Love, Light, Wisdom, and Spirit-Filled Order Luke 12 — Fear God, Confess Christ, Seek the Kingdom, and Be Ready Mark 7 — True Defilement and Boundary-Crossing Mercy

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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