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בָּכָה H1058

H1058 is the Hebrew word בָּכָה, transliterated bâkâh and said baw-kaw'. The King James Version most often renders it wept.

Word: בָּכָהTransliteration: bâkâhSaid: baw-kaw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 88 verses

What it means

to weep; generally to bemoan.

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 87 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

wept 44×weep 18×weeping 7×bewail 3×sore 3×weepeth 3×nor weep 3×mourned 2×where to weep 1×also wept 1×you and have wept 1×bewailed 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: [idiom] at all, bewail, complain, make lamentation, [idiom] more, mourn, [idiom] sore, [idiom] with tears, weep.

Verses using בָּכָה

The first 40 of 88 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 42:24 · KJV

And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.

Genesis 43:30 · KJV

And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.

Genesis 45:14 · KJV

And he fell upon his brother Benjamin’s neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.

Genesis 45:15 · KJV

Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.

Genesis 46:29 · KJV

And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.

Genesis 50:1 · KJV

And Joseph fell upon his father’s face, and wept upon him, and kissed him.

Genesis 50:3 · KJV

And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those which are embalmed: and the Egyptians mourned for him threescore and ten days.

Genesis 50:17 · KJV

So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him.

Exodus 2:6 · KJV

And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews’ children.

Leviticus 10:6 · KJV

And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the LORD hath kindled.

Numbers 11:4 · KJV

And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

Numbers 11:10 · KJV

Then Moses heard the people weep throughout their families, every man in the door of his tent: and the anger of the LORD was kindled greatly; Moses also was displeased.

Numbers 11:13 · KJV

Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat.

Numbers 11:18 · KJV

And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow, and ye shall eat flesh: for ye have wept in the ears of the LORD, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore the LORD will give you flesh, and ye shall eat.

Numbers 11:20 · KJV

But even a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you: because that ye have despised the LORD which is among you, and have wept before him, saying, Why came we forth out of Egypt?

Numbers 14:1 · KJV

And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night.

Numbers 20:29 · KJV

And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they mourned for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.

Numbers 25:6 · KJV

And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

Deuteronomy 1:45 · KJV

And ye returned and wept before the LORD; but the LORD would not hearken to your voice, nor give ear unto you.

Deuteronomy 21:13 · KJV

And she shall put the raiment of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in thine house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and be her husband, and she shall be thy wife.

Deuteronomy 34:8 · KJV

And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days: so the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended.

Judges 11:37 · KJV

And she said unto her father, Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may go up and down upon the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my fellows.

Judges 11:38 · KJV

And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.

Judges 14:16 · KJV

And Samson’s wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not: thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people, and hast not told it me. And he said unto her, Behold, I have not told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell it thee?

Judges 14:17 · KJV

And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she lay sore upon him: and she told the riddle to the children of her people.

Judges 20:23 · KJV

(And the children of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until even, and asked counsel of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the LORD said, Go up against him.)

Judges 20:26 · KJV

Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.

Judges 21:2 · KJV

And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore;

Ruth 1:14 · KJV

And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.

1 Samuel 1:7 · KJV

And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the LORD, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat.

1 Samuel 1:8 · KJV

Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?

1 Samuel 1:10 · KJV

And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.

1 Samuel 11:4 · KJV

Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept.

1 Samuel 11:5 · KJV

And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh.

1 Samuel 20:41 · KJV

And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded.

1 Samuel 24:16 · KJV

And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.

1 Samuel 30:4 · KJV

Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.

2 Samuel 1:12 · KJV

And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.

2 Samuel 1:24 · KJV

Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel.

2 Samuel 3:16 · KJV

And her husband went with her along weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then said Abner unto him, Go, return. And he returned.

Common questions

What does Strong's H1058 mean?

H1058 is the Hebrew word בָּכָה (bâkâh), meaning to weep; generally to bemoan.

How is H1058 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it wept (44 times), weep (18 times), weeping (7 times), bewail (3 times), sore (3 times), among others.

How many times does H1058 appear in the Bible?

בָּכָה (bâkâh) is tagged in 88 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H1058 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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