# בָּטָא (bata)

Israeli respelling: ba-ta. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H981. 3 Old Testament occurrences.

to babble; hence, to vociferate angrily

King James renderings: pronounce, speak (unadvisedly).

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/bata-h981

## Occurrences

- [Leviticus 5:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/leviticus/5/4) — Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it b…
- [Psalms 106:33](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/106/33) — Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips.
- [Proverbs 12:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/12/18) — There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.