בָּקַק

bâqaq · Hebrew · Strong's H1238 · 9 occurrences

The KJV renders 24 different Hebrew and Greek words as “fail”

What it means

to pour out, i.e. to empty, figuratively, to depopulate; by analogy, to spread out (as a fruitful vine)

a primitive root;

How the KJV renders it

empty, fail, make void

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“fail”

also renders hysteréō (G5302), ekpíptō (G1601), píptō (G4098), epileípō (G1952), katargéō (G2673), ekleípō (G1587), ʼâbad (H6), ʼâphêç (H656), gâmar (H1584), gâʻal (H1602), dâlal (H1809), châçêr (H2637), châçêr (H2638), kâzab (H3576), kâshal (H3782), nâshath (H5405), ʻâbar (H5674), ʻădar (H5737), ʻâzab (H5800), ʻâṭaph (H5848), râphâh (H7503), shâqar (H8266), tâmam (H8552)

“empty”

also renders scholázō (G4980), kenós (G2756), bûwqâh (H950), ʻârâh (H6168), rûwq (H7324), rîyq (H7385), rêyqâm (H7387)

“make void”

also renders katargéō (G2673), nâʼar (H5010)

Where it appears

9 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 7 verses shown.

Hosea 10:1 HVqrmsaIsaiah 19:3 HC/VNq3fsIsaiah 24:1 HVqrmsaIsaiah 24:3 HVNaJeremiah 19:7 HC/Vqq1csJeremiah 51:2 HC/Vmi3mpNahum 2:2 HVqp3cp/Sp3mp

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.