וַ/יִּ֨בְקַע
𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤒𐤏
vayiveqa
and-he-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.
Isaiah 48:21 · Word #9
Lexicon H1234
| Lemma | בָּקַע |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤒𐤏 |
| Transliteration | bâqaʻ |
| Strong's | H1234 |
| In-context | and-he-split |
Morphology HC/Vqw3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple 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 H1234-32
and he split open
| Root | בקע (b-q-ʿ) |
| Core Meanings | cleaving, splitting, breaking open, bursting, dividing |
| Semantic Range | to split, cleave, rend, break through, burst open, divide, hatch, tear apart |
| Conceptual Significance | בקע often describes dramatic acts of division—such as splitting seas, rocks, or the earth—highlighting divine power, judgment, or deliverance through forceful separation and breakthrough. |
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וַ + Qal wayyiqtol (vav-consecutive imperfect) 3rd masculine singular of בקע; standard narrative past tense form in Biblical Hebrew. |
| Rendering Rationale | The verb is Qal wayyiqtol 3rd masculine singular, indicating a simple active past narrative action performed by "he." "Split open" preserves the root sense of cleaving or breaking something apart while reflecting the masculine singular subject and sequential narrative force of the form. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root בקע (cleaving, splitting, breaking open, bursting, dividing)
| 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 |