בִּקְעָה

Genesis 11:2 בִקְעָ֛ה a plain

And as people journeyed eastward, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.

Deuteronomy 8:7 בַּבִּקְעָ֖ה in the valley

For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks and fountains and springs that flow through the valleys and hills;

Here: 'In the valley': a wide valley that looks split between the hills (from a root meaning 'to split'). Lowland.

Deuteronomy 11:11 וּבְקָעֹ֑ת and valleys

But the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess is a land of mountains and valleys that drinks in the rain from heaven.

Here: Open valleys and plains set between the hills. Together with 'mountains', the phrase describes broken, uneven ground. You could not irrigate it the Egyptian way, by leading water along gently sloping channels.

Deuteronomy 34:3 בִּקְעַ֧ת in [the] valley of

the Negev, and the region from the Valley of Jericho (the City of Palms) all the way to Zoar.

Here: From a root meaning 'to split'. It describes a wide, open valley between ranges of hills. It explains which 'Circle' is meant: the plain of Jericho, right below Mount Nebo across the Jordan.

Joshua 11:8 בִּקְעַ֥ת [the] valley of

and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who struck them down and pursued them all the way to Greater Sidon and Misrephoth-maim, and eastward as far as the Valley of Mizpeh. They struck them down, leaving no survivors.

Here: A broad valley or plain between mountains, a cleft in the land, as opposed to a narrow ravine.

Joshua 11:17 בְּבִקְעַ֣ת in [the] valley of

from Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir, as far as Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon at the foot of Mount Hermon. He captured all their kings and struck them down, putting them to death.

Here: From the verb 'to split'. A biqʿah is a broad, open plain between mountain ranges, not a narrow ravine. The name survives in the modern Beqaa Valley.

Joshua 12:7 בְּבִקְעַ֣ת in [the] valley of

And these are the kings of the land that Joshua and the Israelites conquered beyond the Jordan to the west, from Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir (according to the allotments to the tribes of Israel, Joshua gave them as an inheritance

2 Chronicles 35:22 בְּבִקְעַ֥ת in [the] valley of

Josiah, however, did not turn away from him; instead, in order to engage him in battle, he disguised himself. He did not listen to Neco’s words from the mouth of God, but went to fight him on the Plain of Megiddo.

Nehemiah 6:2 בְּבִקְעַ֣ת in [the] plain of

Sanballat and Geshem sent me this message: “Come, let us meet together in one of the villages on the plain of Ono.” But they were planning to harm me.

Psalm 104:8 בְקָע֑וֹת valleys

the mountains rose and the valleys sank to the place You assigned for them—

Isaiah 40:4 לְבִקְעָֽה׃ <into> a plain

Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill made low; the uneven ground will become smooth, and the rugged land a plain.

Here: "Into a broad plain". This is a wide, open, flat valley floor (from a root meaning 'split open'), like the plain of Shinar (Gen 11:2) or the plain of Jericho (Deut 34:3). Rough ground becomes open country.

Isaiah 41:18 בְּקָע֖וֹת valleys

I will open rivers on the barren heights, and fountains in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water, and the dry land into flowing springs.

Here: From a root meaning 'to split'. These are broad valleys or plains lying between mountains, like the Beqaa in Lebanon, which still bears the name. Paired with the heights, they cover the landscape from top to bottom.

Isaiah 63:14 בַּבִּקְעָ֣ה [which] in the valley

Like cattle going down to the valley, the Spirit of the LORD gave them rest. You led Your people this way to make for Yourself a glorious name.

Ezekiel 3:22 הַבִּקְעָ֔ה the plain

And there the hand of the LORD was upon me, and He said to me, “Get up, go out to the plain, and there I will speak with you.”

Ezekiel 3:23 הַבִּקְעָה֒ the plain

So I got up and went out to the plain, and behold, the glory of the LORD was present there, like the glory I had seen by the River Kebar, and I fell facedown.

Here: "The plain", with the article: the particular open plain God named in v.22. It is a wide, flat stretch of land, set apart from the crowded exile community. The same word and place-type come back in 8:4 and in the valley of dry bones (37:1).

Ezekiel 8:4 בַּבִּקְעָֽה׃ on the plain

And there I saw the glory of the God of Israel, like the vision I had seen in the plain.

Ezekiel 37:1 הַבִּקְעָ֑ה the valley

The hand of the LORD was upon me, and He brought me out by His Spirit and set me down in the middle of the valley, and it was full of bones.

Here: 'The plain.' The definite article ('the') may point back to the plain where Ezekiel earlier saw YHWH's glory (3:22–23; 8:4). In Babylonia this would be flat, open country, not a narrow gorge.

Ezekiel 37:2 הַבִּקְעָ֔ה the valley

He led me all around among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, and indeed, they were very dry.

Amos 1:5 מִבִּקְעַת־ from [the] Valley of

I will break down the gates of Damascus; I will cut off the ruler from the Valley of Aven and the one who wields the scepter in Beth-eden. The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir,” says the LORD.

Here: A biqʿah is a broad valley opening between mountain ranges. The same word survives in the name of Lebanon's Beqaa Valley, between the Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon ranges.

Zechariah 12:11 בְּבִקְעַ֥ת in [the] plain of

On that day the wailing in Jerusalem will be as great as the wailing of Hadad-rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.