The meaning of “בָּצַע”
Understanding bâtsaʻ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
(be) covet(-ous), cut (off), finish, fulfill, gain (greedily), get, be given to (covetousness), greedy, perform, be woun...
בָּצַע
(be) covet(-ous), cut (off), finish, fulfill, gain (greedily), get, be given to (covetousness), greedy, perform, be wounded. - figuratively, to finish, or (intransitively) stop 1) to cut off, break off, gain by unrighteous violence, get, finish, be covetous, be greedy 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cut off 1a2) to stop 1a3) to gain wrongfully or by violence 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to cut off, sever 1b2) to finish, complete, accomplish 1b3) to violently make gain of
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Job 27:8 | “For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?” Word: בָּצַע (bâtsaʻ) | |
| Proverbs 15:27 | “He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.” Word: בָּצַע (bâtsaʻ) | |
| Jeremiah 8:10 | “Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.” Word: בָּצַע (bâtsaʻ) | |
| Ezekiel 22:27 | “Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.” Word: בָּצַע (bâtsaʻ) | |
| Amos 9:1 | “I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.” Word: בָּצַע (bâtsaʻ) |
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