# H981 בָּטָא

בָּטָא (bâṭâʼ), Strong’s H981: to babble; hence, to vociferate angrily KJV: pronounce, speak (unadvisedly).. Occurs 4 times.

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*bâṭâʼ* — to babble; hence, to vociferate angrily

KJV: pronounce, speak (unadvisedly).

Occurs 4 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- [בָּטָה, בָּטָא] vb. speak rashly, thoughtlessly
- Qal one that babbleth
- Pi. speak rashly, unadvisedly

## Where it occurs
- [Leviticus 5:4](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/5?v=4) — “‘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…
- [Psalms 106:33](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/psalms/106?v=33) — because they were rebellious against his spirit, he spoke rashly with his lips.
- [Proverbs 12:18](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/proverbs/12?v=18) — There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.