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בָּצַע
bâtsaʻ · Hebrew · Strong's H1214 · 16 occurrences
The KJV renders 15 different Hebrew and Greek words as “get”
What it means
figuratively, to finish, or (intransitively) stop
a primitive root to break off, i.e. (usually) plunder;
How the KJV renders it
covet, cut, finish, fulfill, gain, get, be given to, greedy, perform, be wounded
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“get”
“finish”
“perform”
“gain”
“be given to”
also renders proséchō (G4337)
Where it appears
16 occurrences in the Hebrew text.
Amos 9:1 HC/Vqv2ms/Sp3mpEzekiel 22:12 HC/Vpw2fsEzekiel 22:27 HVqcHabakkuk 2:9 HVqrmsaIsaiah 10:12 HVpi3msIsaiah 38:12 HVpi3ms/Sp1csJeremiah 6:13 HVqrmsaJeremiah 8:10 HVqrmsaJob 6:9 HC/Vpi3ms/Sp1csJob 27:8 HVqi3msJoel 2:8 HVqi3mpLamentations 2:17 HVpp3msProverbs 1:19 HVqrmsaProverbs 15:27 HVqrmsaPsalm 10:3 HC/VqrmsaZechariah 4:9 HVpi3fp
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.