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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: 1057. בְּכָאּים (baka) -- To weep, to cry, to lament</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/1057.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> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><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/2_samuel/5-23.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/1057.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> > 1057</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/1056.htm" title="1056">◄</a> 1057. baka <a href="../hebrew/1058.htm" title="1058">►</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">baka: To weep, to cry, to lament</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">בָּכָא</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>baka'<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>baw-KAH<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(baw-kaw')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To weep, to cry, to lament<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>the weeping tree<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primitive root<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - G2799 (κλαίω, klaio) - to weep, to lament<p> - G1145 (δακρύω, dakruo) - to shed tears, to weep<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew verb "baka" primarily means to weep or cry, often in the context of mourning or deep emotional distress. It is used to describe both literal and metaphorical weeping, reflecting sorrow, repentance, or compassion. The act of weeping in the Hebrew Bible is often associated with significant emotional events, such as loss, repentance, or divine judgment.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, weeping was a common expression of grief and lamentation. It was not only a personal emotional response but also a communal activity, often accompanying mourning rituals. Weeping could signify repentance and a turning back to God, as well as a plea for divine intervention. The act of weeping was sometimes accompanied by other signs of mourning, such as tearing one's clothes, wearing sackcloth, or putting ashes on one's head.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from the same as <a href="/hebrew/1056.htm">Baka</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>balsam tree<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>balsam trees (4).<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">בָּכָא</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>balsam-tree</b></font> (see Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb011301.gif"> Dozy<sup>ZMG 1869, 188</sup> but Löw<sup>No. 47</sup>; according to TA like <img src="/bdbgif/bdb011302.gif">, an <em>eruca</em>, compare Lane under the word; perhaps compare <img src="/bdbgif/bdb011303.gif"> <em>give little milk</em>, of camel, i.e. <em>drop, drip</em>); plural <font class="hebrew2">בְּכָאִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/5-23.htm">2 Samuel 5:23</a>,24 = <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/14-14.htm">1 Chronicles 14:14,15</a>; singular in <font class="hebrew2">עֵמֶק הַבָּכָא</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/84-7.htm">Psalm 84:7</a> <em>balsam-vale</em>, compare De Che. <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>mulberry tree <p>The same as <a href="/hebrew/1056.htm">Baka'</a>; the weeping tree (some gum- distilling tree, perhaps the balsam) -- mulberry tree. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/1056.htm">Baka'</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בְּכָאִֽים׃ בכאים׃ הַבְּכָאִ֔ים הַבְּכָאִ֖ים הַבְּכָאִֽים׃ הבכאים הבכאים׃ bə·ḵā·’îm bechaIm bəḵā’îm hab·bə·ḵā·’îm habbechaIm habbəḵā’îm<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/2_samuel/5-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Samuel 5:23</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לָהֶ֖ם מִמּ֥וּל <b> בְּכָאִֽים׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_samuel/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> at them in front <span class="itali">of the balsam trees.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/2_samuel/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> upon them over against <span class="itali">the mulberry trees.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/5-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and come front <span class="itali">of the balsam</span><p><b><a href="/text/2_samuel/5-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Samuel 5:24</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">צְעָדָ֛ה בְּרָאשֵׁ֥י <b> הַבְּכָאִ֖ים </b> אָ֣ז תֶּחֱרָ֑ץ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_samuel/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in the tops <span class="itali">of the balsam trees,</span> then<br><a href="/kjvs/2_samuel/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in the tops <span class="itali">of the mulberry trees,</span> that then thou shalt bestir<br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/5-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of marching the tops <span class="itali">of the balsam</span> then shall act<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/14-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 14:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/14.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לָהֶ֖ם מִמּ֥וּל <b> הַבְּכָאִֽים׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> at them in front <span class="itali">of the balsam trees.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> upon them over against <span class="itali">the mulberry trees.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/14-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in front <span class="itali">of the balsam</span><p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/14-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 14:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/14.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַצְּעָדָה֙ בְּרָאשֵׁ֣י <b> הַבְּכָאִ֔ים </b> אָ֖ז תֵּצֵ֣א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in the tops <span class="itali">of the balsam trees,</span> then<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in the tops <span class="itali">of the mulberry trees,</span> [that] then thou shalt go out<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/14-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of marching the tops <span class="itali">of the balsam</span> then shall go<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1057.htm">4 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1057.htm">Strong's Hebrew 1057<br>4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/bechaim_1057.htm">bə·ḵā·’îm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/habbechaim_1057.htm">hab·bə·ḵā·’îm — 3 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'; 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