בָּטָה (bāṭâ) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning speak rashly. It appears
4 times
in 3 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H981).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 232)
Range of meaning (TWOT 232)speak rashly, thoughtlessly; one that babbleth; unadvisedly; babble, vociferate angrily; pronounce, speak
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
בָּטָהverb: speak rashly, thoughtlessly
Qalone that babbleth
Pielspeak rashly, unadvisedly
Strong's H981בָּטָא: to babble; hence, to vociferate angrily KJV:pronounce, speak (unadvisedly).
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.