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בַּקְבּוּק

𐤁𐤒𐤁𐤅𐤒

Baqebuq

H1227 noun

SILEX Entry

Root בקק to pour out, be empty, to be wasted

Definition

A personal name, 'Baqbuq,' meaning uncertain; used as the name of an individual counted among the temple servants (Nethinim) returning from Babylonian exile, as listed in post-exilic genealogies. Occurs as a theophoric or descriptive name with possible onomatopoeic or metaphorical connotations, but exact import is unclear.

Semantic Range

personal name (Baqbuq), possibly 'bottle' (by association with the noun), used as the name of a Nethinim family/clan

Root / Etymology

Root uncertain. Though the form superficially resembles the Hebrew noun בַּקְבֻּק (baqbuq), which means 'bottle' or 'flask,' the process or motivation for adapting the noun to a personal name in this case is not lexically transparent, and may arise from sound imitation (onomatopoeia) or other now-obscure traditions.

Historical & Contextual Notes

Bakbuk appears in post-exilic lists (Ezra 2:51; Nehemiah 7:53) as one of the Nethinim, a hereditary group serving in roles associated with the Jerusalem temple. The personal name is unique to these lists and does not describe an ethnic or geographic identity, but rather likely reflects a family or clan name among the returned exiles. While the noun בַּקְבֻּק ('bottle, flask') appears elsewhere in Hebrew (e.g., Jeremiah 19:1, 10), the application as a personal name is rare and probably did not carry a direct semantic meaning but may have indicated a characteristic, sound, profession, or perhaps derived from a nickname. Some English translations carry forward the name as 'Bakbuk.' The rendering 'Jew' or similar terminology does not arise in these passages; the reference is strictly to the specific temple-duty class in the post-exilic community.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

the same as בַּקְבֻּקxlit baqbûk corrected to baqbuq; Bakbuk, one of the Nethinim; Bakbuk.

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Root Family

בקק (b-q-q) — to pour out, empty, lay waste

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1228 בַּקְבֻּק the pour-flask
H1231 בֻּקִּי Emptied-One
H1232 בֻּקִּיָּה Yah Has Poured Out
H1238 בָּקַק the one who empties
H2999 יַבֹּק the Pouring-Forth River

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H1227-01 בַקְבּ֥וּק vaqebuq HNp Bakbuk Baqbuq 2

Occurrences in Scripture

2 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H1227-01 Ezra 2:51 בַקְבּ֥וּק vaqebuq HNp Bakbuk Baqbuq
H1227-01 Nehemiah 7:53 בַקְבּ֥וּק vaqebuq HNp Bakbuk Baqbuq
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