Strong's Hebrew · H981
H981 bâṭâʼ
בָּטָא
baw-taw'
to speak rashly
Looking for Greek G981 bíōsis? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H981. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
bâṭâʼ appears 4 times in Scripture, in Leviticus 5:4, Psalms 106:33 and Proverbs 12:18. In the Doxa app, open each of these verses, keep your notes on them, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to babble; hence, to vociferate angrily
In the King James Version
pronounce, speak (unadvisedly).
Derivation
or בָּטָה; a primitive root;
Appears 4 times in Scripture
“Or if someone swears thoughtlessly with his lips to do anything good or evil—in whatever matter a man may rashly pronounce an oath—even if he is unaware of it, when he realizes it, he is guilty in the matter.”
“Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.”
“For they rebelled against His Spirit, and Moses spoke rashly with his lips.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
