What does בְּקִיעַ (bĕqiyʿa) mean in the Bible?
בְּקִיעַ (bĕqiyʿa): A rupture or opening that breaks through a surface, suggesting violent separation rather than natural division
Hebrew · H1233
בְּקִיעַ
A fissure
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בְּקִיעַH1233
Pronunciationbĕqiyʿa
What does בְּקִיעַ (bĕqiyʿa) mean in the Bible?
בְּקִיעַ (bĕqiyʿa): A rupture or opening that breaks through a surface, suggesting violent separation rather than natural division
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1233?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include breaches (1), to rubble (1).
Where does בְּקִיעַ (bĕqiyʿa) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 22:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Amos (1), Isaiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itbreaches1×Isaiah 22:9
to rubble1×Amos 6:11
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Usage map
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First aligned rowIsaiah 22:9
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Isaiah1Amos1
Source forms
בְּקִיעֵ֧י1xbə·qî·‘êIsaiah 22:9
בְּקִעִֽים׃1xbə·qi·‘îmAmos 6:11
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural1xAmos 6:11
Noun - masculine plural construct1xIsaiah 22:9
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. A rupture or opening that breaks through a surface, suggesting violent separation rather than natural division
Source Gloss
a fissure
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
A rupture or opening that breaks through a surface, suggesting violent separation rather than natural division
a fissure BDB: fissure Usage: breach, cleft.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בְּקִיעַ is built from this root: