וַ/יְבַקַּע֙
𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤒𐤏
vayevaqa
split
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.
Genesis 22:3 · Word #15
Lexicon H1234
| Lemma | בָּקַע |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤒𐤏 |
| Transliteration | bâqaʻ |
| Strong's | H1234 |
| In-context | split |
Morphology HC/Vpw3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H1234-29
and he cleft open
| Morphological Notes | Verb in Piel stem, waw-consecutive imperfect (vav-conversive), 3rd person masculine singular. The dagesh in ק marks the intensive Piel form. Narrative past sense due to waw-consecutive. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root בקע conveys the forceful act of splitting or cleaving something apart. The Piel stem intensifies the action as a decisive rending or breaking open, and the waw-consecutive imperfect (3ms) places it in past narrative sequence, hence "and he cleft open," reflecting masculine singular agency. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root בקע (cleaving, splitting, breaking open, breaching, 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 |