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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 1059. בֶּ֫כֶה (bekeh) -- Weeping, Lamentation</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/1059.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/ezra/10-1.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/1059.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 1059</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/1058.htm" title="1058">◄</a> 1059. bekeh <a href="../hebrew/1060.htm" title="1060">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">bekeh: Weeping, Lamentation</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">בֶּכֶה</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>bekeh<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>beh-keh<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(beh'-keh)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Weeping, Lamentation<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a weeping<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root בָּכָה (bakhah), meaning "to weep" or "to cry."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent often associated with weeping is κλαυθμός (klauthmos), Strong's Greek #2805, which also denotes weeping or lamentation.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "bekeh" refers to the act of weeping or lamentation, often associated with mourning or deep sorrow. It is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe both personal and communal expressions of grief.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, weeping was a common expression of grief and lamentation. It was often accompanied by other mourning practices such as tearing one's garments, wearing sackcloth, and sitting in ashes. Public displays of mourning were not only personal but also communal, reflecting the collective sorrow of a community or nation. The act of weeping was seen as a natural and necessary response to loss, tragedy, or repentance.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/1058.htm">bakah</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a weeping<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>bitterly* (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">בֶּ֫כֶה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <em>a weeping</em>, only <a href="/interlinear/ezra/10-1.htm">Ezra 10:1</a> <font class="hebrew2">בכו</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">העם הַרְבֵּה בּ</font>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>sore <p>From <a href="/hebrew/1058.htm">bakah</a>; a weeping -- X sore. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/1058.htm">bakah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בֶֽכֶה׃ בכה׃ ḇe·ḵeh ḇeḵeh Vecheh<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/ezra/10-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 10:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הָעָ֖ם הַרְבֵּה־ <b> בֶֽכֶה׃ </b> ס </span><br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> wept very <span class="itali">sore.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/10-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the people very <span class="itali">sore</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1059.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1059.htm">Strong's Hebrew 1059<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/vecheh_1059.htm">ḇe·ḵeh — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/1058.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1058"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1058" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/1060.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1060"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1060" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>