1. בָּטָה
speak rashly, thoughtlessly
The corpus record — Hebrew
לְבַטֵּ֨א
bata · vb
speak rashly, thoughtlessly
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Distribution
- Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) 4 · 0.13/10k
Senses
2. בָּטָא
to babble; hence, to vociferate angrily
Attestations
- לְ/בַטֵּ֨א Leviticus 5:4 (BHS)
- יְבַטֵּ֧א Leviticus 5:4 (BHS)
- וַ֝/יְבַטֵּ֗א Psalms 106:33 (BHS)
- בּ֭וֹטֶה Proverbs 12:18 (BHS)
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