בָּצַע (ba.tsa) means “to cut off” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: baw-tsah' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
בָּצַע · ba.tsa · to cut off
: to cut off 1) to cut off, break off, gain by unrighteous violence, get, finish, be covetous, be greedy 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cut off 1a2) to stop 1a3) to gain wrongfully or by violence 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to cut off, sever 1b2) to finish, complete, accomplish 1b3) to violently make gain of
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בָּצַע · ba.tsa · to cut off: to end
: to end 1) to cut off, break off, gain by unrighteous violence, get, finish, be covetous, be greedy 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cut off 1a2) to stop 1a3) to gain wrongfully or by violence 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to cut off, sever 1b2) to finish, complete, accomplish 1b3) to violently make gain of
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בָּצַע · ba.tsa · to cut off: to gain
: to end 1) to cut off, break off, gain by unrighteous violence, get, finish, be covetous, be greedy 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cut off 1a2) to stop 1a3) to gain wrongfully or by violence 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to cut off, sever 1b2) to finish, complete, accomplish 1b3) to violently make gain of
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a primitive root to break off, i.e. (usually) plunder; figuratively, to finish, or (intransitively) stop
KJV glosses: (be) covet(-ous), cut (off), finish, fulfill, gain (greedily), get, be given to (covetousness), greedy, perform, be wounded.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| are greedy | 2 |
| and cut me off | 1 |
| breaking ranks | 1 |
| dishonest gain | 1 |
| has completed | 1 |
| he cuts me off | 1 |
| he has accomplished | 1 |
| he is cut off | 1 |
| he who is greedy | 1 |
| take | 1 |
| the greedy | 1 |
| to him who builds | 1 |
| topple them | 1 |
| who are greedy | 1 |
| will complete it | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and cut | 1 |
| and cut me off | 1 |
| and thou hast greedily gained | 1 |
| given | 1 |
| hath performed | 1 |
| he hath fulfilled | 1 |
| he that is greedy | 1 |
| he will cut me off | 1 |
| is given | 1 |
| of every one that is greedy | 1 |
| shall also finish | 1 |
| the covetous | 1 |
| they shall not be wounded | 1 |
| though he hath gained | 1 |
| to get | 1 |
| to him that coveteth | 1 |
Page 1 of 1. 16 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
that God would be willing to crush me, to unleash His hand and cut me off!
Read word by wordFor what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
Read word by wordFor the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
Read word by wordSuch is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.
Read word by wordHe who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live.
Read word by wordSo when the Lord has completed all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for the fruit of his arrogant heart and the proud look in his eyes.
Read word by wordMy dwelling has been picked up and removed from me like a shepherd’s tent. I have rolled up my life like a weaver; He cuts me off from the loom; from day until night You make an end of me.
Read word by word“For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.
Read word by wordTherefore I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.
Read word by wordThe LORD has done what He planned; He has accomplished His decree, which He ordained in days of old; He has overthrown you without pity. He has let the enemy gloat over you and exalted the horn of your foes.
Read word by wordIn you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take excess interest, and extort your neighbors. But Me you have forgotten, declares the Lord GOD.
Read word by wordHer officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain.
Read word by wordThey do not jostle one another; each proceeds in his path. They burst through the defenses, never breaking ranks.
Read word by wordI saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said: “Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds shake. Topple them on the heads of all the people, and I will kill the rest with the sword. None of those who flee will get away; none of the fugitives will escape.
Read word by wordWoe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, to place his nest on high and escape the hand of disaster!
Read word by word“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will complete it. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent me to you.
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