ba.qaq describes Israel as a vine presented as luxuriant in Hosea 10:1.

The attested use presents Israel as a luxuriant vine, followed by fruitfulness and the multiplication of altars and pillars in Hosea 10:1.

1. Describing Israel as a luxuriant vine · dominant

   In Hosea 10:1, the masculine singular absolute active participle בּוֹקֵק֙ describes Israel in the clause about a vine; the APB renders the verse, “Israel is a luxuriant vine,” before describing fruit, altars, and pillars.

   Hosea 10:1

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Hosea 10:1, the APB presents the vine as “luxuriant.” This rendering confirms the verse’s presentation without isolating every aspect of the Hebrew form.