בָּטָא
bâṭâʼ · baw-taw'
to babble; hence, to vociferate angrily
Lexicon
Derivation: or בָּטָה; a primitive root;
to babble; hence, to vociferate angrily
- to babble
- hence, to vociferate angrily
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: pronounce, speak (unadvisedly).
Letters
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- טTet9
Picture: a basket, or something coiled
- Concrete
- basket · coil · snake · container
- Extended
- to surround · to contain · to store · to twist
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the house, what is within › to surround and contain › strength, the leader
The house, what is within that works to surround and contain of strength, the leader.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of בָּטָא above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
4 occurrences · 4 OT · 0 NT · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- pronouncing1 · 25%
- shall pronounce1 · 25%
- so that he spake unadvisedly1 · 25%
- that speaketh1 · 25%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.