Lexical Definition

‎בָּטָא‎ bâṭâʼ (baw-taw') to speak rashly ^H:V
or בָּטָה bâṭâh (baw-taw'); a primitive root

pronounce, speak (unadvisedly).

• to babble
• hence, to vociferate angrily

1) to speak rashly or angrily, speak thoughtlessly
1a) (Qal) one that babbles, speaks rashly (part.)
1b) (Piel) to speak rashly, unadvisedly

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎בָּטָה‎, ‎בָּטָא‎] verb speak rashly, thoughtlessly (Late Hebrew id., ‎בטי‎) —

Qal Participle ‎בּוֺטֶה‎ Prov 12:18 one that babbleth (opposed to ‎לְשׁוֺן חֲכָמִים‎). Pi`el Imperfect ‎יְבַטֵּא בִשְׁבוּעָה‎ Lev 5:4 speak rashly, unadvisedly; so ‎וַיְבַטֵּא בִשְׂפָתָיו‎ (of Moses) Ps 106:33 Infinitive ‎לְבַטֵּא בִשְׂפָתַיִם‎ Lev 5:4 (P).

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