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בֹּקֶר H1242
H1242 is the Hebrew word בֹּקֶר, transliterated bôqer and said bo'-ker. The King James Version most often renders it morning.
What it means
properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning.
Where it comes from
from H1239 (בָּקַר).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 172 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: ([phrase]) day, early, morning, morrow.
Verses using בֹּקֶר
The first 40 of 172 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 1:5 · KJV
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
Genesis 1:8 · KJV
And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
Genesis 1:13 · KJV
And the evening and the morning were the third day.
Genesis 1:19 · KJV
And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
Genesis 1:23 · KJV
And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
Genesis 1:31 · KJV
And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
Genesis 19:27 · KJV
And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the LORD:
Genesis 20:8 · KJV
Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid.
Genesis 21:14 · KJV
And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.
Genesis 22:3 · KJV
And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
Genesis 24:54 · KJV
And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away unto my master.
Genesis 26:31 · KJV
And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.
Genesis 28:18 · KJV
And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.
Genesis 29:25 · KJV
And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What is this thou hast done unto me? did not I serve with thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou beguiled me?
Genesis 31:55 · KJV
And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them: and Laban departed, and returned unto his place.
Genesis 40:6 · KJV
And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad.
Genesis 41:8 · KJV
And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.
Genesis 44:3 · KJV
As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.
Genesis 49:27 · KJV
Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.
Exodus 7:15 · KJV
Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river’s brink against he come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand.
Exodus 8:20 · KJV
And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
Exodus 9:13 · KJV
And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
Exodus 10:13 · KJV
And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.
Exodus 12:10 · KJV
And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; and that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire.
Exodus 14:24 · KJV
And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the LORD looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,
Exodus 14:27 · KJV
And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.
Exodus 16:7 · KJV
And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the LORD; for that he heareth your murmurings against the LORD: and what are we, that ye murmur against us?
Exodus 16:8 · KJV
And Moses said, This shall be, when the LORD shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the LORD heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD.
Exodus 16:12 · KJV
I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God.
Exodus 16:13 · KJV
And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host.
Exodus 16:20 · KJV
Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and stank: and Moses was wroth with them.
Exodus 16:21 · KJV
And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted.
Exodus 16:24 · KJV
And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein.
Exodus 18:13 · KJV
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood by Moses from the morning unto the evening.
Exodus 18:14 · KJV
And when Moses’ father in law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning unto even?
Exodus 19:16 · KJV
And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.
Exodus 24:4 · KJV
And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.
Exodus 27:21 · KJV
In the tabernacle of the congregation without the vail, which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall order it from evening to morning before the LORD: it shall be a statute for ever unto their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.
Exodus 29:34 · KJV
And if ought of the flesh of the consecrations, or of the bread, remain unto the morning, then thou shalt burn the remainder with fire: it shall not be eaten, because it is holy.
Exodus 29:39 · KJV
The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even:
Common questions
What does Strong's H1242 mean?
H1242 is the Hebrew word בֹּקֶר (bôqer), meaning properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning.
How is H1242 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it morning (129 times), every morning (11 times), until the morning (10 times), pass in the morning (6 times), day (3 times), among others.
How many times does H1242 appear in the Bible?
בֹּקֶר (bôqer) is tagged in 172 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1242 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H1239 (בָּקַר).
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