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bāqaq בָּקַקAbe luxuriant, Bto empty’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root
Variants: בָּקַק, בָּקַק

bāqaq v
A1) to be luxuriant
B1) to empty
 1a) (Qal)
  1a1) to empty, lay waste
  1a2) to make void (fig.)
 1b) (Niphal) to be emptied
 1c) (Polel) to empty out, devastate

Mentioned in Isaiah 19:3, 24:1, 24:3 Jeremiah 19:7, 51:2 Hosea 10:1 Nahum 2:3

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