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Lexicon :: Strong's H1319 - bāśar

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בָּשַׂר
Transliteration
bāśar
Pronunciation
baw-sar'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 291

Strong’s Definitions

בָּשַׂר bâsar, baw-sar'; a primitive root; properly, to be fresh, i.e. full (rosy, figuratively cheerful); to announce (glad news):—messenger, preach, publish, shew forth, (bear, bring, carry, preach, good, tell good) tidings.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x

The KJV translates Strong's H1319 in the following manner: tidings (16x), show forth (3x), publish (3x), messenger (1x), preached (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x
The KJV translates Strong's H1319 in the following manner: tidings (16x), show forth (3x), publish (3x), messenger (1x), preached (1x).

  1. to bear news, bear tidings, publish, preach, show forth

    1. (Piel)

      1. to gladden with good news

      2. to bear news

      3. to announce (salvation) as good news, preach

    2. (Hithpael) to receive good news

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בָּשַׂר bâsar, baw-sar'; a primitive root; properly, to be fresh, i.e. full (rosy, figuratively cheerful); to announce (glad news):—messenger, preach, publish, shew forth, (bear, bring, carry, preach, good, tell good) tidings.
STRONGS H1319: Abbreviations
† [בָּשַׂר] verb bear tidings (√ rub smooth the face; compare Arabic بَشَرَ remove the face of surface of a thing, compare Arabic بَشِرَ be glad, joyful; بَشَّرَهُ بِمَوْلُودٍ he rejoiced him with the message of the birth of a son; Ethiopic በለረ፡ bring a joyful message, so Assyrian bussuru (Pa.) DlPr 170, Sabean תבשר DHMMV, also בשר proper name, of deity, بشير DHMZMG 1883, 358, CISiv. 1, 41, 1. 3) —
Pi. Perfect בִּשַּׂר Jeremiah 20:15 2 times; Imperfect תְּבַשֵּׂר 2 Samuel 18:20 4 times; אֲבַשְּׂרָה 2 Samuel 18:19; Imperative בַּשְּׂרוּ 1 Chronicles 16:23 = Psalm 96:2; infinitive לְבַשֵּׂר 1 Samuel 31:9 2 times; Participle מְבַשֵּׂר Isaiah 41:27 6 times; feminine מְבַשֶּׂרֶת Isaiah 40:9 (twice in verse); plural מְבַשְּׂרוֺת Psalm 68:12; —
1. gladden with good tidings: birth of a son Jeremiah 20:15; victory 1 Samuel 31:9; 2 Samuel 1:20; 1 Chronicles 10:9; Psalm 68:12; היה כמבשׂר בעיניו he was in his eyes as a bearer of good tidings 2 Samuel 4:10.
2. bear tidings 2 Samuel 18:19,20 (twice in verse); 2 Samuel 18:26; even of evil 1 Samuel 4:17, and so with accusative בשׂר טוב 1 Kings 1:42.
3. herald as glad tidings: the salvation of God, peach (chiefly exilic usage) the advent of י׳ in salvation Nahum 2:1; Isaiah 40:9 (twice in verse); Isaiah 41:27; Isaiah 52:7 (twice in verse); the praises of Yahweh Isaiah 60:6; His righteousness in the great congregation Psalm 40:10; His salvation daily Psalm 96:2 = 1 Chronicles 16:23; the Messianic servant preaches good tidings to the meek Isaiah 61:1.
Hithp. Imperfect יִתְבַּשֵּׂר 2 Samuel 18:31 receive good tidings (so Kirkp. Klo; compare Arabic بَشِرَ IV. X; otherwise AV).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

4:17; 31:9; 31:9

2 Samuel

1:20; 4:10; 18:19; 18:19; 18:20; 18:20; 18:26; 18:31

1 Kings

1:42

1 Chronicles

10:9; 16:23; 16:23

Psalms

40:10; 68:12; 68:12; 96:2; 96:2

Isaiah

40:9; 40:9; 41:27; 41:27; 52:7; 60:6; 61:1

Jeremiah

20:15; 20:15

Nahum

2:1

H1319

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1319 matches the Hebrew בָּשַׂר (bāśar),
which occurs 24 times in 21 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 4:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:17 - The messenger replied, "Israel has fled from the Philistines! The army has suffered a great defeat! Your two sons, Hophni and Phineas, are dead! The ark of God has been captured!"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 31:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:9 - They cut off Saul's head and stripped him of his armor. They sent messengers to announce the news in the temple of their idols and among their people throughout the surrounding land of the Philistines.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 1:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:20 - Don't report it in Gath, don't spread the news in the streets of Ashkelon, or the daughters of the Philistines will rejoice, the daughters of the uncircumcised will celebrate!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 4:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 4:10 - when someone told me that Saul was dead - even though he thought he was bringing good news - I seized him and killed him in Ziklag. That was the good news I gave to him!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 18:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:19 - Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said, "Let me run and give the king the good news that the LORD has vindicated him before his enemies."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 18:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:20 - But Joab said to him, "You will not be a bearer of good news today. You will bear good news some other day, but not today, for the king's son is dead."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 18:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:26 - Then the watchman saw another man running. The watchman called out to the gatekeeper, "There is another man running by himself." The king said, "This one also is bringing good news."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 18:31

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:31 - Then the Cushite arrived and said, "May my lord the king now receive the good news! The LORD has vindicated you today and delivered you from the hand of all who have rebelled against you!"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:42 - As he was still speaking, Jonathan son of Abiathar the priest arrived. Adonijah said, "Come in, for an important man like you must be bringing good news."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 10:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:9 - They stripped his corpse, and then carried off his head and his armor. They sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines proclaiming the news to their idols and their people.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 16:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:23 - Sing to the LORD, all the earth! Announce every day how he delivers!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:9 - I have told the great assembly about your justice. Look! I spare no words! O LORD, you know this is true.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:11 - The Lord speaks; many, many women spread the good news.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 96:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 96:2 - Sing to the LORD! Praise his name! Announce every day how he delivers!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:9 - Go up on a high mountain, O herald Zion! Shout out loudly, O herald Jerusalem! Shout, don't be afraid! Say to the towns of Judah, "Here is your God!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:27

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:27 - I first decreed to Zion, 'Look, here's what will happen!' I sent a herald to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 52:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 52:7 - How delightful it is to see approaching over the mountains the feet of a messenger who announces peace, a messenger who brings good news, who announces deliverance, who says to Zion, "Your God reigns!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 60:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:6 - Camel caravans will cover your roads, young camels from Midian and Ephah. All the merchants of Sheba will come, bringing gold and incense and singing praises to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 61:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:1 - The spirit of the sovereign LORD is upon me, because the LORD has chosen me. He has commissioned me to encourage the poor, to help the brokenhearted, to decree the release of captives, and the freeing of prisoners,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 20:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:15 - Cursed be the man who made my father very glad when he brought him the news that a baby boy had been born to him!

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 1:15 - (2:1) Look! A herald is running on the mountains! A messenger is proclaiming deliverance: "Celebrate your sacred festivals, O Judah! Fulfill your sacred vows to praise God! For never again will the wicked Assyrians invade you, they have been completely destroyed."
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