◄ 1214. batsa ►
Berean Strong's Lexicon batsa: To cut off, break off, gain by violence, get unjust gain, covet Original Word: בָּצַע Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: batsa Pronunciation: baw-tsah' Phonetic Spelling: (baw-tsah') Definition: To cut off, break off, gain by violence, get unjust gain, covet Meaning: to finish, stop Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often associated with the concept of unjust gain or covetousness is πλεονεξία (pleonexia - Strong's G4124), which is used in the New Testament to describe greed or avarice. Usage: The Hebrew verb "batsa" primarily conveys the idea of cutting or breaking off, often in the context of acquiring something through unjust or violent means. It is frequently used to describe the act of gaining wealth or possessions through greed, covetousness, or exploitation. The term carries a negative connotation, highlighting actions that are morally and ethically questionable, particularly in the pursuit of material gain. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite society, as in many ancient cultures, wealth and possessions were often seen as signs of God's blessing. However, the Hebrew Scriptures consistently warn against the pursuit of wealth through unjust means. The prophets and wisdom literature, in particular, emphasize justice, fairness, and the dangers of greed. The term "batsa" reflects a cultural and religious understanding that true prosperity is not achieved through exploitation or covetousness but through righteousness and adherence to God's laws. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin a prim. root Definition to cut off, break off, gain by violence NASB Translation accomplished (1), break (1), break ranks (1), completed (1), cut me off (1), cut off (1), cuts me off (1), finish (1), gains by violence (1), get dishonest (1), gets (1), greedy (2), greedy man (1), injured your for gain (1), profits (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs [בָּצַע] verb cut off, break off, gain by violence (so Late Hebrew, Arabic , Ethiopic Aramaic בְּצַע) — Qal Imperfect יִבְצָ֑ע Job 27:8, יִבְצָ֑עוּ Joel 2:8; Imperative suffix בְּצָ֫עַם בְּרֹאשׁ Amos 9:1; Infinitive בְּצֹעַ Ezekiel 22:27; Participle בּוֺצֵעַ Proverbs 15:27; Jeremiah 6:13, בֹּצֵעַ Psalm 10:3 3t.; — cut off, break off (with accusative capitals of pillars) Amos 9:1 (but LagProv. see vi בְּצַעַם = בְּזַעַם Habakkuk 3:12 in wrath); so figurative Job 27:8 when Eloah cutteth off, draweth out, his soul; object omitted their course, i.e. stop Joel 2:8 (compare Hi-St); usually gain by violence or in General wrongfully Ezekiel 22:27; Participle absolute Psalm 10:3 = greedy getter, robber; and with accusative of congnate meaning with verb בֶּ֫צַע Proverbs 1:19; Proverbs 15:27; Jeremiah 6:13; Jeremiah 8:10; Habakkuk 2:9. Pi`el Perfect בִּצַּע Lamentations 2:17; Imperfect יְבַצַּע Isaiah 10:12; suffix יְבַצְּעֵנִי Isaiah 38:12; Job 6:9; 2feminine singular וַתְּבַצְּעִי Ezekiel 22:12; 3feminine plural תְּבַצָּ֑עְנָה Zechariah 4:9; — cut off, (dis) sever (i.e. from life) Job 6:9 compare Isaiah 10:19 (מִדַּלָּה); = finish, complete Isaiah 10:12; Zechariah 4:9; accomplish (= carry out, fulfil) Lamentations 2:17 (object אמרתו); violently make gain of, object person Ezekiel 22:12 (instrumental בּעשׁק). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance be covetous, cut off, finish, fulfill, gain greedily, be given to covetousness, greedy, A primitive root to break off, i.e. (usually) plunder; figuratively, to finish, or (intransitively) stop -- (be) covet(- ous), cut (off), finish, fulfill, gain (greedily), get, be given to (covetousness), greedy, perform, be wounded. Forms and Transliterations בְּצֹ֥עַ בִּצְעָ֔ם בִּצַּ֤ע בֹּ֣צֵֽעַ בֹּצֵ֛עַ בֹּצֵ֣עַ בּוֹצֵ֣עַ בוצע בצע בצעם וִֽיבַצְּעֵֽנִי׃ וַתְּבַצְּעִ֤י וּבְצַ֙עַם֙ וּבֹצֵ֥עַ ובצע ובצעם ויבצעני׃ ותבצעי יְבַצְּעֵ֔נִי יְבַצַּ֤ע יִבְצָ֑ע יִבְצָֽעוּ׃ יבצע יבצעו׃ יבצעני תְּבַצַּ֑עְנָה תבצענה bə·ṣō·a‘ bəṣōa‘ beTzoa biṣ‘ām biṣ·‘ām biṣ·ṣa‘ biṣṣa‘ bitzAm bitzTza bō·ṣê·a‘ bō·w·ṣê·a‘ bōṣêa‘ Botzea bōwṣêa‘ tə·ḇaṣ·ṣa‘·nāh təḇaṣṣa‘nāh tevatzTzanah ū·ḇə·ṣa·‘am ū·ḇō·ṣê·a‘ ūḇəṣa‘am ūḇōṣêa‘ uveTzaam uvoTzea vattevatztzeI VivatztzeEni wat·tə·ḇaṣ·ṣə·‘î wattəḇaṣṣə‘î wî·ḇaṣ·ṣə·‘ê·nî wîḇaṣṣə‘ênî yə·ḇaṣ·ṣa‘ yə·ḇaṣ·ṣə·‘ê·nî yəḇaṣṣa‘ yəḇaṣṣə‘ênî yevatzTza yevatztzeEni yiḇ·ṣā‘ yiḇ·ṣā·‘ū yiḇṣā‘ yiḇṣā‘ū yivTza yivTzau Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Job 6:9 HEB: יַתֵּ֥ר יָ֝ד֗וֹ וִֽיבַצְּעֵֽנִי׃ NAS: His hand and cut me off! KJV: his hand, and cut me off! INT: loose his hand and cut Job 27:8 HEB: חָ֭נֵף כִּ֣י יִבְצָ֑ע כִּ֤י יֵ֖שֶׁל NAS: when he is cut off, When KJV: of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God INT: of the godless When is cut When requires Psalm 10:3 HEB: תַּאֲוַ֣ת נַפְשׁ֑וֹ וּבֹצֵ֥עַ בֵּ֝רֵ֗ךְ נִ֘אֵ֥ץ ׀ NAS: desire, And the greedy man curses KJV: and blesseth the covetous, [whom] the LORD INT: desire of his heart's and the greedy curses spurns Proverbs 1:19 HEB: אָ֭רְחוֹת כָּל־ בֹּ֣צֵֽעַ בָּ֑צַע אֶת־ NAS: of everyone who gains by violence; KJV: So [are] the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; INT: are the ways of everyone gains violence the life Proverbs 15:27 HEB: עֹכֵ֣ר בֵּ֭יתוֹ בּוֹצֵ֣עַ בָּ֑צַע וְשׂוֹנֵ֖א NAS: He who profits illicitly troubles KJV: He that is greedy of gain troubleth INT: troubles house profits illicitly hates Isaiah 10:12 HEB: וְהָיָ֗ה כִּֽי־ יְבַצַּ֤ע אֲדֹנָי֙ אֶת־ NAS: the Lord has completed all KJV: Wherefore it shall come to pass, [that] when the Lord hath performed his whole work INT: will be that when has completed the Lord all Isaiah 38:12 HEB: חַיַּי֙ מִדַּלָּ֣ה יְבַצְּעֵ֔נִי מִיּ֥וֹם עַד־ NAS: up my life. He cuts me off from the loom; KJV: my life: he will cut me off with pining sickness: INT: my life the loom cuts day until Jeremiah 6:13 HEB: גְּדוֹלָ֔ם כֻּלּ֖וֹ בּוֹצֵ֣עַ בָּ֑צַע וּמִנָּבִיא֙ NAS: of them, Everyone is greedy for gain, KJV: of them even unto the greatest of them every one [is] given to covetousness; INT: to the greatest Everyone is greedy gain the prophet Jeremiah 8:10 HEB: גָּד֔וֹל כֻּלֹּ֖ה בֹּצֵ֣עַ בָּ֑צַע מִנָּבִיא֙ NAS: Everyone is greedy for gain; KJV: even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, INT: to the greatest Everyone is greedy gain the prophet Lamentations 2:17 HEB: אֲשֶׁ֣ר זָמָ֗ם בִּצַּ֤ע אֶמְרָתוֹ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר NAS: He purposed; He has accomplished His word KJV: [that] which he had devised; he hath fulfilled his word INT: what purposed has accomplished his word Which Ezekiel 22:12 HEB: וְתַרְבִּ֣ית לָקַ֗חַתְּ וַתְּבַצְּעִ֤י רֵעַ֙יִךְ֙ בַּעֹ֔שֶׁק NAS: and profits, and you have injured your neighbors KJV: and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours INT: and profits have taken have injured your neighbors oppression Ezekiel 22:27 HEB: נְפָשׁ֔וֹת לְמַ֖עַן בְּצֹ֥עַ בָּֽצַע׃ NAS: lives in order to get dishonest gain. KJV: souls, to get dishonest gain. INT: lives order to get gain Joel 2:8 HEB: יִפֹּ֖לוּ לֹ֥א יִבְצָֽעוּ׃ NAS: the defenses, They do not break ranks. KJV: upon the sword, they shall not be wounded. INT: burst not break Amos 9:1 HEB: וְיִרְעֲשׁ֣וּ הַסִּפִּ֗ים וּבְצַ֙עַם֙ בְּרֹ֣אשׁ כֻּלָּ֔ם NAS: will shake, And break them on the heads KJV: may shake: and cut them in the head, INT: will shake the thresholds and break the heads all Micah 4:13 HEB: וְהַחֲרַמְתִּ֤י לַֽיהוָה֙ בִּצְעָ֔ם וְחֵילָ֖ם לַאֲד֥וֹן INT: you may devote to the LORD covet and their wealth the Lord Habakkuk 2:9 HEB: ה֗וֹי בֹּצֵ֛עַ בֶּ֥צַע רָ֖ע NAS: Woe to him who gets evil gain KJV: Woe to him that coveteth an evil INT: Woe gets gain evil Zechariah 4:9 HEB: הַזֶּ֖ה וְיָדָ֣יו תְּבַצַּ֑עְנָה וְיָ֣דַעְתָּ֔ כִּֽי־ NAS: and his hands will finish [it]. Then you will know KJV: his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know INT: of this and his hands will finish will know that 17 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 1214 17 Occurrences bə·ṣō·a‘ — 1 Occ. biṣ·‘ām — 1 Occ. biṣ·ṣa‘ — 1 Occ. bō·ṣê·a‘ — 5 Occ. tə·ḇaṣ·ṣa‘·nāh — 1 Occ. ū·ḇə·ṣa·‘am — 1 Occ. ū·ḇō·ṣê·a‘ — 1 Occ. wat·tə·ḇaṣ·ṣə·‘î — 1 Occ. wî·ḇaṣ·ṣə·‘ê·nî — 1 Occ. yə·ḇaṣ·ṣa‘ — 1 Occ. yə·ḇaṣ·ṣə·‘ê·nî — 1 Occ. yiḇ·ṣā‘ — 1 Occ. yiḇ·ṣā·‘ū — 1 Occ.