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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: 1068. בְּכִית (bekith) -- Weeping, Lamentation</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/1068.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/genesis/50-4.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/1068.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> > 1068</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/1067.htm" title="1067">◄</a> 1068. bekith <a href="../hebrew/1069.htm" title="1069">►</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">bekith: Weeping, Lamentation</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">בְּכִית</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>bkiyth<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>beh-KEETH<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(bek-eeth')<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 Hebrew root בכה (b-k-h), 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 crying or lamentation.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "bekith" refers to an expression of deep sorrow or mourning, often associated with tears and lamentation. It is used in the context of personal grief, communal mourning, or as a response to divine judgment or calamity.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, weeping was a common and accepted expression of grief. Public displays of mourning, including weeping, were part of the communal response to death, disaster, or national tragedy. The act of weeping was often accompanied by other mourning practices such as wearing sackcloth, fasting, and sitting in ashes. The Hebrew Bible frequently depicts weeping as a response to both personal loss and collective suffering, reflecting the deep emotional and spiritual connection the Israelites had with their circumstances and their God.<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>mourning (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">בְּכִית</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>weeping</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/50-4.htm">Genesis 50:4</a> <font class="hebrew2">ימי בְכִיתוֺ</font>, i.e. the appointed time of mourning for him. <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>mourning <p>From <a href="/hebrew/1058.htm">bakah</a>; a weeping -- mourning. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/1058.htm">bakah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בְכִית֔וֹ בכיתו ḇə·ḵî·ṯōw ḇəḵîṯōw vechiTo<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/genesis/50-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 50:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/50.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַיַּֽעַבְרוּ֙ יְמֵ֣י <b> בְכִית֔וֹ </b> וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר יוֹסֵ֔ף</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/50.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> When the days <span class="itali">of mourning</span> for him were past,<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/50.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And when the days <span class="itali">of his mourning</span> were past,<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/50-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> were past the days <span class="itali">of mourning</span> spoke Joseph<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1068.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1068.htm">Strong's Hebrew 1068<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/vechito_1068.htm">ḇə·ḵî·ṯōw — 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/1067.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1067"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1067" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/1069.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1069"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1069" /></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>