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)
Range of meaning (TWOT 271)cleave, break open, through; cleave open, break through, into; be cleft, rent open, be broken into; cut to pieces, rend open; be ripped open; break into; the city was broken into; burst, themselves, open, cleave asunder; rend…
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
בָּקַעverb: cleave, break open, through
Qal
1.cleave, cleave open
2.break through or into
Niphal
1.be cleft, rent open
2.be broken into
Pielcleave, cut to pieces, or rend open
Pualbe ripped open
Hiphilbreak into
Hophalthe city was broken into
Hithpaelburst (themselves) open, of wine-skins; cleave asunder, of valleys
Strong's H1234בָּקַע: to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or open KJV:make a breach, break forth (into, out, in pieces, through, up), be ready to burst, cleave (asunder), cut out, divide, hatch, rend (asunder), rip up, tear, win.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.