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H1237 · Hebrew · Old Testament
בִּקְעָה
biqah
Noun feminine
valley, plain, broad valley — a wide level expanse between mountains

Definition

Biqah denotes a wide, flat valley — not a narrow ravine but a broad, open plain surrounded by higher ground. It appears 20 times, describing real geographical features in Israel (the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon, the Valley of Megiddo) as well as symbolic and eschatological landscapes.

Usage & Theological Significance

The broad valley in Scripture is often a place of vision, revelation, and decisive encounter. Ezekiel receives his famous dry-bones vision "in the valley" (biqah). Isaiah sees the eschatological highway being prepared through the valleys. The humble and low places are exalted — valleys filled in, mountains brought low — picturing God's great reversal. The biqah is where the LORD's glory is revealed to all flesh.

Key Bible Verses

Ezekiel 37:1 The hand of the LORD was on me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the LORD and set me in the middle of a valley [biqah]; it was full of bones.
Isaiah 40:4 Every valley [biqah] shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill made low.
Genesis 11:2 They found a plain [biqah] in the land of Shinar and settled there.
Deuteronomy 34:3 The valley [biqah] of Jericho, the city of palms, as far as Zoar.
Isaiah 41:18 I will open rivers on the bare heights, and fountains in the midst of the valleys [biqah].

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