{
  "type": "word",
  "id": "H981",
  "lemma": "בָּטָא",
  "transliteration": "bâṭâʼ",
  "definition": "to babble; hence, to vociferate angrily",
  "kjv": "pronounce, speak (unadvisedly).",
  "occurrences": 4,
  "language": "Hebrew",
  "brownDriverBriggs": [
    "[בָּטָה, בָּטָא] vb. speak rashly, thoughtlessly",
    "Qal one that babbleth",
    "Pi. speak rashly, unadvisedly"
  ],
  "whereItOccurs": [
    {
      "reference": "Leviticus 5:4",
      "text": "“‘Or if anyone swears rashly with his lips to do evil or to do good—whatever it is that a man might utter rashly with…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/5?v=4"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Psalms 106:33",
      "text": "because they were rebellious against his spirit, he spoke rashly with his lips.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/psalms/106?v=33"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Proverbs 12:18",
      "text": "There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/proverbs/12?v=18"
    }
  ],
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}