בקע
Hebrew
Etymology 1
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ב־ק־ע |
From the root ב־ק־ע (b-q-ʿ, “break”), in the pa`ál conjugation.
Pronunciation 1
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /baˈka/
- (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /baːˈqaʕ/
Verb
בָּקַע • (baqáʿ) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִבְקָע)
- (transitive, intransitive) to hatch, to crack, to rip, to cleave, to divide
- Isaiah 34:15, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- שָׁמָּה קִנְּנָה קִפּוֹז וַתְּמַלֵּט וּבָקְעָה וְדָגְרָה בְצִלָּהּ אַךְ־שָׁם נִקְבְּצוּ דַיּוֹת אִשָּׁה רְעוּתָהּ׃
- Sháma qin'ná kipóz va-t'malét u-vaqʿá v-dagrá akh sham niqb'tzú dayót ishá rʿutáh.
- There shall the arrowsnake make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and brood under her shadow; Yea, there shall the kites be gathered, Every one with her mate.
- Psalms 78:13, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- בָּקַע יָם וַיַּעֲבִירֵם וַיַּצֶּב־מַיִם כְּמוֹ־נֵד׃
- Baqáʿ yam va-yaʿavirem va-yátsev máyim kmo ned.
- He cleaved the sea, and caused them to pass through; And He made the waters to stand as a heap.
- Isaiah 34:15, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
Conjugation
Conjugation of בָּקַע (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
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past | first | בָּקַעְתִּי | בָּקַעְנוּ | ||
second | בָּקַעְתָּ | בָּקַעְתְּ | בְּקַעְתֶּם1 | בְּקַעְתֶּן1 | |
third | בָּקַע | בָּקְעָה | בָּקְעוּ | ||
present | בּוֹקֵעַ | בּוֹקַעַת | בּוֹקְעִים | בּוֹקְעוֹת | |
future | first | אֶבְקַע | נִבְקַע | ||
second | תִּבְקַע | תִּבְקְעִי | תִּבְקְעוּ | תִּבְקַעְנָה2 | |
third | יִבְקַע | תִּבְקַע | יִבְקְעוּ | תִּבְקַעְנָה2 | |
imperative | בְּקַע | בִּקְעִי | בִּקְעוּ | בְּקַעְנָה2 | |
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Verb
בִּקֵּעַ • (biqéaʿ) (pi'el construction)
(transitive)
- defective spelling of ביקע
Etymology 3
Root |
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ב־ק־ע |
From the root ב־ק־ע (b-q-ʿ, “break”), in the segolate form
Pronunciation 3
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈbeka/
- (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈbɛqaʕ/
Noun
בֶּקַע • (béqaʿ) m (singular construct בְּקַע־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]
- (historical) beka, a half-shekel
- Exodus 38:26
- בֶּקַע לַגֻּלְגֹּלֶת מַחֲצִית הַשֶּׁקֶל בְּשֶׁקֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁ לְכֹל הָעֹבֵר עַל־הַפְּקֻדִים מִבֶּן עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וָמַעְלָה לְשֵׁשׁ־מֵאוֹת אֶלֶף וּשְׁלֹשֶׁת אֲלָפִים וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁים׃
- Béqaʿ la-gulgólet maḥatzít ha-shéqel b-shéqel ha-qódesh l-khol ha-ʿovér ʿal ha-pqudím mi-ben ʿesrím shaná va-máʿla élef u-shlóshet alafím va-ḥamésh meót.
- A beka a head, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that passed over to them that are numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men.
- Exodus 38:26