בָּקַע
Meanings
Pa'al verb
1. to hatch, to crack, to rip, to cleave, to divide (transitive, intransitive)
Pronunciation
baká
Examples19
בָּקַע יָם וַיַּעֲבִירֵם וַיַּצֶּב־מַיִם כְּמוֹ־נֵד׃
He cleaved the sea, and caused them to pass through; And He made the waters to stand as a heap.
אַחַת הַבֵּיצִים האלה טֶרֶם התבקעה.
One of these eggs hasn't hatched yet.
הַקֶּרַח הַזֶּה עוֹמֵד להַתִּבְקַע.
This ice is going to crack.
צבי יָם חוֹזְרִים תָּמִיד לחוֹף ממנו בקעו.
Sea turtles always return to the beach where they hatched.
חִכִּינוּ שביצי צָב הַיָּם יִבְקְעוּ.
We waited for the sea turtle eggs to hatch.
צִנּוֹר הַמַּיִם הַתִּבְקַע.
The water pipe burst.