Strongs Number: H1058
- Hebrew Word
- בָּכָה
- Transliteration
- bâkâh
- Phonetic
- baw-kaw'
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Strongs Definition
-
to weep; generally to bemoan
- BDB Definition
-
1. to weep, bewail, cry, shed tears
a. (Qal)
1. to weep (in grief, humiliation, or joy)
2. to weep bitterly (with cognate acc.)
3. to weep upon (embrace and weep)
4. to bewail
b. (Piel) participle
1. lamenting
2. bewailing
- Origin
- A primitive root
- Bible Usage
- X-(idiom) at {all} {bewail} {complain} make {lamentation} X-(idiom) {more} {mourn} X-(idiom) {sore} X-(idiom) with {tears} weep.