Original: בָּצַע

Transliteration: bâtsaʻ

Phonetic: baw-tsah'

Short Definition: Covet

Original: בּצע

Transliteration: bâtsa‛

Phonetic: baw-tsah'

BDB Definition:

1. to cut off, break off, gain by unrighteous violence, get, finish, be covetous, be greedy
   1. (Qal)
      1. to cut off
      2. to stop
      3. to gain wrongfully or by violence
   2. (Piel)
      1. to cut off, sever
      2. to finish, complete, accomplish
      3. to violently make gain of

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 267

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Cognate: H1215