- Original: בּטה בּטא - Transliteration: Bata' - Phonetic: baw-taw' - Definition: 1. to speak rashly or angrily, speak thoughtlessly a. (Qal) one that babbles, speaks rashly (part.) b. (Piel) to speak rashly, unadvisedly - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 232 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root; to babble; hence to vociferate angrily: - pronounce speak (unadvisedly). Total KJV Occurrences: 4 • pronounce, 1 Leviticus 5:4 • pronouncing, 1 Leviticus 5:4 • speaketh, 1 Proverbs 12:18 • unadvisedly, 1 Psalm 106:33