Bukki — the meaning of the Hebrew name בֻּקִּי

בֻּקִּי

Buqqîy · pronounced book-kee' · Strong's H1231 · a man

Bukki means wasteful.

Built from

בָּקַק bâqaq (from, H1238) — to pour out, i.e. to empty, figuratively, to depopulate open in the lexicon ›

from H1238; wasteful; Bukki, the name of two Israelites.

Num 34:22 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Dan, Bukki the son of Jogli. (KJV)

4 occurrences in 4 verses — Numbers, 1 Chronicles, Ezra

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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