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Strong's Number H1058

בָּכָה
bakah · baw-kaw'
Transliteration:
bakah{baw-kaw'}
Word Origin:
a primitive root
TWOT:
243
Part of Speech:
verb
Strong's Definition:
to weep; generally to bemoan
Usage in the KJV:
weep 40, bewail 5, sore (inf. for emphasis) mourned 2, all (inf) 1, complain 1, lamentation 1, more (inf.) 1, weep over 1, tears 1

Total: 111
Occurs 114 times in the Hebrew text.
Definition:
  1. to weep, bewail, cry, shed tears
    1. (Qal)
      1. to weep (in grief, humiliation, or joy)
      2. to weep bitterly (with cognate acc.)
      3. to weep upon (embrace and weep)
      4. to bewail
    2. (Piel) participle
      1. lamenting
      2. bewailing
TDNT - Theological Dictionary of the New Testament
TWOT - Theological Word Book of the Old Testament