בָּקַע
bâqaʻ(baw-kah')
“to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or open”
51 occurrencesOld TestamentCommon word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or open
Translated in KJV as
make a breachbreak forth (into, out, in pieces, through, up)be ready to burstcleave (asunder)cut outdividehatchrend (asunder)rip uptearwin.
Etymology
a primitive root;
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“In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.”