בָּתַר

# H1334 בָּתַר (batar): "To Cut Up" The Hebrew word *batar* (H1334) denotes a physical action of cutting or dividing something into pieces. Its basic meaning—"to cut up"—describes a straightforward manual operation without apparent metaphorical extension. The verb appears only twice in the biblical text, which suggests it was either a specialized or less commonly needed term in Hebrew. The rarity of this word in the biblical corpus limits our ability to observe its full range of application or to discern whether it carried any secondary meanings beyond its literal sense. With only two recorded occurrences, we cannot determine whether *batar* had preferred contexts (such as butchering, military action, or ritual practice) or whether it was used interchangeably with other Hebrew verbs for cutting. The scarcity of attestation indicates that biblical writers typically relied on other verbs when describing the act of cutting, making *batar* a minor vocabulary item in the Hebrew Bible.

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