What does בָּקַק (bāqaq) mean in the Bible?
בָּקַק (bāqaq): Emptying action that moves from literal pouring/draining to figurative depopulation or expansive spreading.
Hebrew · H1238
בָּקַק
To pour out, i.e. to empty , figuratively, to depopulate ; by analogy, to spread out (as a fruitful vine)
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בָּקַק H1238
Pronunciation bāqaq
What does בָּקַק (bāqaq) mean in the Bible?
בָּקַק (bāqaq): Emptying action that moves from literal pouring/draining to figurative depopulation or expansive spreading.
Full entry for בָּקַק (H1238) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1238?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and empty (1), destroyers (1), have laid them waste (1), I will ruin (1), laid waste (1).
Where does בָּקַק (bāqaq) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 19:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (4), Jeremiah (2), Nahum (2), Hosea (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 It and empty 1× Jeremiah 51:2
destroyers 1× Nahum 2:2
have laid them waste 1× Nahum 2:2
I will ruin 1× Jeremiah 19:7
laid waste 1× Isaiah 24:3
lays waste 1× Isaiah 24:1
was a luxuriant 1× Hosea 10:1
will be emptied out 1× Isaiah 19:3
will be utterly 1× Isaiah 24:3
Show sample aligned rows
Isaiah 19:3 וְנָבְקָ֤ה to will be emptied out Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular Isaiah 24:1 בּוֹקֵ֥ק to lays waste Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Isaiah 24:3 הִבּ֧וֹק׀ to will be utterly Verb - Nifal - Infinitive absolute Isaiah 24:3 תִּבּ֛וֹק to laid waste Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Jeremiah 19:7 וּ֠בַקֹּתִי to I will ruin Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Jeremiah 51:2 וִיבֹקְק֖וּ to and empty Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural Hosea 10:1 בּוֹקֵק֙ to was a luxuriant Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Nahum 2:2 בֹּֽקְקִ֔ים to destroyers Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Nahum 2:2 בְקָקוּם֙ to have laid them waste Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Isaiah 19:3
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 4
Isaiah 4 Jeremiah 2 Hosea 1 Nahum 2
Source forms
בּוֹקֵ֥ק 1x bō·w·qêq Isaiah 24:1
בּוֹקֵק֙ 1x bō·w·qêq Hosea 10:1
בְקָקוּם֙ 1x ḇə·qā·qūm Nahum 2:2
בֹּֽקְקִ֔ים 1x bō·qə·qîm Nahum 2:2
הִבּ֧וֹק׀ 1x hib·bō·wq Isaiah 24:3
וּ֠בַקֹּתִי 1x ū·ḇaq·qō·ṯî Jeremiah 19:7
וִיבֹקְק֖וּ 1x wî·ḇō·qə·qū Jeremiah 51:2
וְנָבְקָ֤ה 1x wə·nā·ḇə·qāh Isaiah 19:3
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 2x Isaiah 24:1, Hosea 10:1
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular 1x Isaiah 19:3
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Jeremiah 51:2
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular 1x Jeremiah 19:7
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular 1x Isaiah 24:3
Verb - Nifal - Infinitive absolute 1x Isaiah 24:3
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural 1x Nahum 2:2
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine plural 1x Nahum 2:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Emptying action that moves from literal pouring/draining to figurative depopulation or expansive spreading.
Source Gloss
to pour out, i.e. to empty , figuratively, to depopulate ; by analogy, to spread out (as a fruitful vine)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Emptying action that moves from literal pouring/draining to figurative depopulation or expansive spreading.
to pour out, i.e. to empty, figuratively, to depopulate; by analogy, to spread out (as a fruitful vine) BDB: empty Usage: (make) empty (out), fail, × utterly, make void.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
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Form groups 2 Aligned forms 5
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 3×
Participle active Hos 10:1 · Isa 24:1 · Nah 2:3 3×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 2×
Infinitive absolute Isa 24:3 1×
Imperfect Isa 24:3 1×
Word Origins
בָּקַק is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain