בִּקְעָ/ם֙
𐤁𐤒𐤏/𐤌
biqeam
they have ripped open them
a primitive root; to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or open; make a breach, break forth (into, out, in pieces, through, up), be ready to burst, cleave (asunder), cut out, divide, hatch, rend (asunder), rip up, tear, win.
Amos 1:13 · Word #14
Lexicon H1234
| Lemma | בָּקַע |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤒𐤏 |
| Transliteration | bâqaʻ |
| Strong's | H1234 |
| In-context | they have ripped open them |
Morphology HVqc/Sp3mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...") |
SIBI-P1 H1234-04
they have split them open
| Root | בקע (b-q-ʿ) |
| Core Meanings | cleaving, splitting, breaking open, rending, bursting forth |
| Semantic Range | to cleave, split, rend, rip open, break through, burst forth, divide, hatch, or make a breach |
| Conceptual Significance | בקע often describes violent rupture—whether of land, waters, or bodies—signifying decisive divine intervention, judgment, or destructive force in biblical narrative. |
| Morphological Notes | Verb in Qal stem, perfect (completed action), 3rd person common plural with 3rd person masculine plural pronominal suffix ("them"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The root בקע conveys the act of cleaving or breaking open by force. The Qal perfect 3rd person common plural indicates a completed action by "they," and the 3rd person masculine plural pronominal suffix requires the object "them," preserved explicitly in the rendering. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root בקע (cleaving, splitting, breaking open, rending, bursting forth)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H1237-01 |
babiqeah | in the split-valley |
H1234-01 |
baqa | he split open |
H1234-02 |
baqaeta | you split open |
Word Usage (51 occurrences of H1234)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 7:11 | נִבְקְעוּ֙ | niveqeu | were burst open |
| Genesis 22:3 | וַ/יְבַקַּע֙ | vayevaqa | split |
| Exodus 14:16 | וּ/בְקָעֵ֑/הוּ | uveqaehu | and divide it |