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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 965. בָּזָק (bazaq) -- Lightning, flash</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/965.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/ezekiel/1-14.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/965.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 965</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/964.htm" title="964">◄</a> 965. bazaq <a href="../hebrew/966.htm" title="966">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">bazaq: Lightning, flash</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">בָּזָק</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>bazaq<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>baw-zawk'<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(baw-zawk')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Lightning, flash<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a flash of lightning<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From an unused root meaning to scatter or disperse<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for similar imagery is "ἀστραπή" (astrapé), which also means lightning or a flash of light.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "bazaq" is used to describe a sudden, bright flash, often associated with lightning. It conveys the idea of something that is both powerful and fleeting, capturing the intense and momentary nature of a lightning strike.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, lightning was often seen as a manifestation of divine power. It was associated with the presence and action of deities, particularly in the context of judgment or revelation. In the Hebrew Bible, lightning is frequently used as a symbol of God's power and majesty, illustrating His ability to intervene in the natural world with authority and might.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from an unused word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a lightning flash<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>bolts of lightning (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">בָּזָק</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>lightning flash</b></font> ? <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/1-14.htm">Ezekiel 1:14</a> Hi Co strike out; verse omitted in old MSS. of <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font>; sense uncertain, possibly error for <font class="hebrew2">ברק</font>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>flash of lightning <p>From an unused root meaning to lighten; a flash of lightning -- flash of lightning. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>הַבָּזָֽק׃ הבזק׃ hab·bā·zāq habbaZak habbāzāq<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/1-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 1:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וָשׁ֑וֹב כְּמַרְאֵ֖ה <b> הַבָּזָֽק׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to and fro like <span class="itali">bolts of lightning.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> as the appearance <span class="itali">of a flash of lightning.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/1-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to and fro like <span class="itali">bolts</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_965.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_965.htm">Strong's Hebrew 965<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/habbazak_965.htm">hab·bā·zāq — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/964.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="964"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="964" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/966.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="966"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="966" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>