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Lexicon :: Strong's H1057 - bāḵā'

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בָּכָא
Transliteration
bāḵā'
Pronunciation
baw-kaw'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
The same as בָּכָא (H1056)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 242

Strong’s Definitions

בָּכָא bâkâʼ, baw-kaw'; the same as H1056; the weeping tree (some gum-distilling tree, perhaps the balsam):—mulberry tree.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's H1057 in the following manner: mulberry tree (4x), Baca (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's H1057 in the following manner: mulberry tree (4x), Baca (1x).

  1. balsam tree - a shrub which drips sap when it is cut

  2. possible name of a vale of balsam trees in Ps. 84:6

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בָּכָא bâkâʼ, baw-kaw'; the same as H1056; the weeping tree (some gum-distilling tree, perhaps the balsam):—mulberry tree.
STRONGS H1057: Abbreviations
† בָּכָא noun [masculine] balsam-tree (see Arabic bdb011301 DozyZMG 1869, 188 but LöwNo. 47; according to TA like bdb011302, an eruca, compare Lane under the word; perhaps compare bdb011303 give little milk, of camel, i.e. drop, drip); plural בְּכָאִים 2 Samuel 5:23, 24 = 1 Chronicles 14:14, 15; singular in עֵמֶק הַבָּכָא [H1056 Psalm 84:6] balsam-vale, compare De Che.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Samuel

5:23; 5:24

1 Chronicles

14:14; 14:15

H1057

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Strong's Number H1057 matches the Hebrew בָּכָא (bāḵā'),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 5:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:23 - And when David inquired of the LORD, he said, “You shall not go up; go around to their rear, and come against them opposite the balsam trees.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 5:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:24 - And when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, then rouse yourself, for then the LORD has gone out before you to strike down the army of the Philistines.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 14:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:14 - And when David again inquired of God, God said to him, “You shall not go up after them; go around and come against them opposite the balsam trees.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 14:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:15 - And when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, then go out to battle, for God has gone out before you to strike down the army of the Philistines.”
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