בֻּקִּיָּה
𐤁𐤒𐤉𐤄
Buqiyah
H1232 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
Buqqîyâh is a personal name, meaning 'Yahweh has proven empty' or 'Yahweh has poured out,' likely indicating an association with the action of emptying (often in the sense of pouring out, making desolate, or leaving vacant, depending on context) and invoking the divine name Yah. In biblical text, it identifies an individual Israelite, specifically a Levite in the genealogies. The name itself is theophoric, containing the divine element 'Yah.'
Semantic Range
personal name, 'Yahweh has emptied,' 'Yahweh has poured out,' referring to God's action of emptying or pouring out; possible contexts of making desolate, or perhaps a wish for divine intervention
Root / Etymology
Derived from the Hebrew root ב-ק-ק (to empty, pour out, make desolate) and the theophoric suffix יָהּ (Yah, a poetic or shortened form of the divine name Yahweh). The form בֻּקִּיָּה appears as a compound personal name, with the noun or verb stem בַּקָּק (emptying, pouring out) joined to יָהּ (Yahweh). Thus, the name structurally means 'emptied/poured out by Yahweh' or 'Yahweh has made empty.'
Historical & Contextual Notes
The name appears in genealogical lists of the Chronicler (1 Chronicles 25:4, 25:13), associated with Levitical musicians. Personal names incorporating the divine element 'Yah' were common among Israelites, especially in the monarchic and early post-exilic periods, reflecting religious devotion. The semantics of the root בקק (to empty, pour out) does not generally refer to literal waste or destruction but to emptiness, vacating, or a pouring action. Later English translations use 'Bukkiah', but this is simply a transliterated form, lacking nuance on meaning. There is no evidence the name was used outside the Levitical genealogies, and it does not refer to broader concepts such as waste or destruction of Jah. The translation 'wasting of Jah' reflects an older, overly literal rendering, and more accurately the name denotes an act (to empty or pour out) than a state (waste).
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from בָּקַק and יָהּ; wasting of Jah; Bukkijah, an Israelite; Bukkiah.
Bantu Hebrew
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בקק (b-q-q) — to empty, pour out, make desolate
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H1227 | בַּקְבּוּק | Baqbuq |
| H1228 | בַּקְבֻּק | the pour-flask |
| H1231 | בֻּקִּי | Emptied-One |
| H1238 | בָּקַק | the one who empties |
| H2999 | יַבֹּק | the Pouring-Forth River |
Word Forms
2 distinct forms
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H1232-01 |
בֻּקִּיָּ֡הוּ | buqiyahu | HNp |
Bukkiah | Yah Has Poured Out | 1 |
H1232-02 |
בֻקִּיָּ֔הוּ | vuqiyahu | HNp |
Bukkiah | Yah Has Poured Out | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H1232-01 |
1 Chronicles 25:4 | בֻּקִּיָּ֡הוּ | buqiyahu | HNp |
Bukkiah | Yah Has Poured Out |
H1232-02 |
1 Chronicles 25:13 | בֻקִּיָּ֔הוּ | vuqiyahu | HNp |
Bukkiah | Yah Has Poured Out |