To cut up
בָּתַרStrong’s H1334batar (ba-tar)
Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament
In short
Batar is the Hebrew word usually translated “cut in pieces” and “cut in two”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
“And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not.”
Meaning
- To cut in two(Qal) to cut in two · (Piel) to cut in two
How it's translated
- and he cut in pieces 1
- he cut in two 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Genesis 1
1 book in all.
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Hebrew dictionary
בָּתַר batar · to cut up
1) to cut in two 1a) (Qal) to cut in two 1b) (Piel) to cut in two
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.