בָּקַע (bāqaʿ) is a Hebrew verb meaning cleave. It appears 51 times in 24 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H1234).

Also rendered

• to break up/open

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 271)

Root family 271: בָּקַע bāqaʿ — to cleave, divide, break through, break up, rip up, tear. (ASV and RSV similar.)

• בִּקְעָה biqʿâ — valley
• בְּקִיעַ bĕqîaʿ — fissure
• בֶּקַע beqaʿ — half

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