H1158 בָּעָה bâʻâh → Root

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Root of the בּעה bâʻâh family (3 members).

To swell or bubble up, primarily describing a physical or emotional upsurge or outpouring; in figurative usage, to express urgent desire, petition, or the stirring of strong feeling; to ask fervently or beg. Used both literally for swelling (e.g. water or emotion) and metaphorically for asking or entreating with intensity.

Etymology Root בָּעָה derives from the triliteral root בּ־ע־ה, with an original concrete sense of 'to swell' or 'to gush forth.' The verb then developed figurative meanings such as 'to express strong desire' or 'to entreat.'

Reflexes  · not yet grouped by proto-form

LanguageWordMeaningSegmentationRoot
Bemba bula to increase, to swell up bula
Chokwe kubula to multiply, to increase, to swell -bula
Kaonde kubula to swell, to increase -bula
Kikongo buya to swell; be swollen buya
Kimbundu kubúya to swell -buya
Lingala bóya to swell -buya
Luba-Katanga kubula to increase, to multiply -bula
Lunda kubula to swell, to increase -bula
Luvale kubula to multiply, to increase -bula

Family members (2)

Lexemes that inherit from this canonical via the SilexRoot family or an additional inheritance edge. Tags show the cognate-propagation status.

  • H994 בִּי bîy unset

    An interjection expressing entreaty or a polite request, especially in the context of addressing a superior—typically re

  • H1164 בְּעִי bᵉʻîy unset

    A proper noun designating a town in the central hill country of Canaan, most prominently referenced as the city destroye

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