From baqar; properly, examination, i.e. (by implication) punishment -- scourged.
see HEBREW baqar
H1244. biqqoreth
בִּקֹּ֫רֶת noun feminine punishment after examination (inquisition) Leviticus 19:20; (scourging ᵑ9 AV after Jewish tradition Kerith11a Sifra Saad AE Ki compare MalbimSifra JastrDict. 165.)