Know the Word.

Hebrew word

bâqaʻ

baw-kah'

בָּקַע

What it means

to cleave

to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or open

Where it comes from

a primitive root

How the King James translates it

  • clave5
  • broken4
  • rent3
  • through3
  • cleave3
  • divide2
  • ripped2
  • cleaveth2

Every place it appears 43

Genesis7:1122:3
Exodus14:16
Joshua9:49:13
Judges15:19
1 Samuel6:14
2 Samuel23:16
1 Kings1:40
1 Chronicles11:18
2 Chronicles21:1725:1232:1
Nehemiah9:11
Proverbs3:20
Ecclesiastes10:9
Jeremiah52:7
Amos1:13
Micah1:4
Habakkuk3:9
Zechariah14:4