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בָּצַע H1214
H1214 is the Hebrew word בָּצַע, transliterated bâtsaʻ and said baw-tsah'. The King James Version most often renders it though he hath gained.
What it means
figuratively, to finish, or (intransitively) stop.
Where it comes from
a primitive root to break off, i.e. (usually) plunder.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 12 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: (be) covet(-ous), cut (off), finish, fulfill, gain (greedily), get, be given to (covetousness), greedy, perform, be wounded.
Verses using בָּצַע
All 14 verses, quoted in full.
Job 27:8 · KJV
For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
Psalm 10:3 · KJV
For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.
Proverbs 1:19 · KJV
So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
Proverbs 15:27 · KJV
He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
Isaiah 10:12 · KJV
Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.
Isaiah 38:12 · KJV
Mine age is departed, and is removed from me as a shepherd’s tent: I have cut off like a weaver my life: he will cut me off with pining sickness: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.
Jeremiah 6:13 · KJV
For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.
Jeremiah 8:10 · KJV
Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.
Lamentations 2:17 · KJV
The LORD hath done that which he had devised; he hath fulfilled his word that he had commanded in the days of old: he hath thrown down, and hath not pitied: and he hath caused thine enemy to rejoice over thee, he hath set up the horn of thine adversaries.
Ezekiel 22:12 · KJV
In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel 22:27 · KJV
Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.
Amos 9:1 · KJV
I saw the LORD standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.
Habakkuk 2:9 · KJV
Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!
Zechariah 4:9 · KJV
The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you.
Common questions
What does Strong's H1214 mean?
H1214 is the Hebrew word בָּצַע (bâtsaʻ), meaning figuratively, to finish, or (intransitively) stop.
How is H1214 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it though he hath gained (1 time), covetous (1 time), every one that is greedy (1 time), greedy (1 time), performed (1 time), among others.
How many times does H1214 appear in the Bible?
בָּצַע (bâtsaʻ) is tagged in 14 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1214 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root to break off, i.e. (usually) plunder.
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