Hebrew · Strong's H1214
בָּצַע
batsabaw-tsah'
figuratively, to finish, or (intransitively) stop
1890 spelling: bâtsaʻ
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
figuratively, to finish, or (intransitively) stop
Rendered in the KJV as
(be) covet(-ous), cut (off), finish, fulfill, gain (greedily), get, be given to (covetousness), greedy, perform, be wounded.
- 16occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 11 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 15inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 16 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 15
- בּוֹצֵ֣עַ2
- בְּצֹ֥עַ1
- בִּצַּ֤ע1
- בֹּ֣צֵֽעַ1
- בֹּצֵ֣עַ1
- בֹּצֵ֛עַ1
- וּבֹצֵ֥עַ1
- וּבְצַ֙עַם֙1
- וִֽיבַצְּעֵֽנִי׃1
- וַתְּבַצְּעִ֤י1
- יְבַצַּ֤ע1
- יִבְצָ֑ע1
and 3 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 14
- [is] gaining2
- [one who] gains unjustly2
- [one who] gains1
- and [one] greedy for unjust gain1
- and break off them1
- and may he cut off me1
- and you have made unjust gain1
- he cuts off me1
- he has fulfilled1
- he will cut off1
- he will finish1
- they stop1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 12
- verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular5
- HC/Vpu3ms/Sp1bs1
- Hc/Vpw2fs1
- conjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
- conjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular1
- verb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person feminine plural1
- verb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular1
- verb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1
- verb · intensive (piel), completed action · 3rd person masculine singular1
- verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)1
- verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine plural1
- verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HVqrmsa · 5
- HC/Vpu3ms/Sp1bs · 1
- Hc/Vpw2fs · 1
- HC/Vqcc/Sp3mp · 1
- HC/Vqrmsa · 1
- HVpi3fp · 1
- HVpi3ms · 1
- HVpi3ms/Sp1bs · 1
- HVpp3ms · 1
- HVqcc · 1
- HVqi3mp · 1
- HVqi3ms · 1
All 16, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Job carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Job2 occurrences
- Job 6:9וִֽיבַצְּעֵֽנִי׃vivatzeeniHC/Vpu3ms/Sp1bsthat God would be willing to crush me, to unleash His hand and cut me off!here: and may he cut off me
- Job 27:8יִבְצָ֑עyivtza'verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularFor what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?here: he will cut off
Proverbs2 occurrences
- Proverbs 1:19בֹּ֣צֵֽעַbotzea'verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularSuch is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.here: [one who] gains unjustly
- Proverbs 15:27בּוֹצֵ֣עַbotzea'verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularHe who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live.here: [one who] gains unjustly
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 10:12יְבַצַּ֤עyevatza'verb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularSo when the Lord has completed all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for the fruit of his arrogant heart and the proud look in his eyes.here: he will finish
- Isaiah 38:12יְבַצְּעֵ֔נִיyevatzeeniverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularMy dwelling has been picked up and removed from me like a shepherd’s tent. I have rolled up my life like a weaver; He cuts me off from the loom; from day until night You make an end of me.here: he cuts off me
Jeremiah2 occurrences
- Jeremiah 6:13בּוֹצֵ֣עַbotzea'verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular“For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.here: [is] gaining
- Jeremiah 8:10בֹּצֵ֣עַbotzea'verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularTherefore I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.here: [is] gaining
Ezekiel2 occurrences
- Ezekiel 22:12וַתְּבַצְּעִ֤יvatevatzeiHc/Vpw2fsIn you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take excess interest, and extort your neighbors. But Me you have forgotten, declares the Lord GOD.here: and you have made unjust gain
- Ezekiel 22:27בְּצֹ֥עַbetzoa'verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain.here: to make unjust gain