Hebrew · H1058, H4751 · unreviewed

בָּכָה מַר

To weep ; generally to bemoan · bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness , or (adverbially) bitterly

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בָּכָה H1058 to weep ; generally to bemoan

Pronunciation bākāh

Weeping as audible, emotional expression of grief; often combines tears with vocal lamentation over loss or calamity.

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מַר H4751 bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness , or (adverbially) bitterly

Pronunciation mar

Bitter connotes emotional anguish and divine judgment; spans physical taste to inner suffering and divine wrath.

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What does בָּכָה מַר (bāḵâ mar) mean in the Bible?

בָּכָה · מַר is a Hebrew word meaning "to weep bitterly".

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Meaning

to weep bitterly

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 42×

Imperfect 1Sam 1:10 · Jer 13:17 · Lam 1:2 · 1Sam 11:5 · Lev 10:6 · Num 11:13 · Ezek 24:16 · Isa 30:19 · Isa 16:9 · Jer 48:32 · Job 27:15 · Ps 78:64 · 1Sam 1:8 · Ezek 24:23 14×

Participle active 2Kgs 8:12 · 2Sam 15:23 · 2Sam 19:2 · Exod 2:6 · Ezra 3:12 · Ezra 10:1 · Job 30:31 · Lam 1:16 · Neh 8:9 · Num 11:10 · Num 25:6 11×

Perfect 2Sam 13:36 · Ezra 10:1 · Gen 45:14 · Hos 12:5 · Job 30:25 · Num 11:18 · Ps 137:1 7×

Infinitive absolute Isa 30:19 · Jer 22:10 · Lam 1:2 · Mic 1:10 4×

Jussive Jer 22:10 · Mic 1:10 · Neh 8:9 · Joel 2:17 4×

Sequential imperfect 2Sam 1:24 · Jer 22:10 2×

Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 2×

Participle active Ezek 8:14 · Jer 31:15 2×

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

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