Word Study · Strong's H1057 · Hebrew
בָּכָא
baka
baw-kaw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: bâkâʼ
“the weeping tree (some gum-distilling tree, perhaps the balsam)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
the weeping tree (some gum-distilling tree, perhaps the balsam)
Rendered in the KJV as
mulberry tree.
- 4occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- בְּכָאִֽים׃1
- הַבְּכָאִ֖ים1
- הַבְּכָאִ֔ים1
- הַבְּכָאִֽים׃1
How it is rendered · 2
- the balsam trees3
- [the] balsam trees1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural3
- noun · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Ncmpa · 3
- HNcmpa · 1
All 4, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
2 Samuel carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
2 Samuel2 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 5:23בְּכָאִֽים׃bekhaimnoun · masculine pluralSo David inquired of the LORD, who answered, “Do not march straight up, but circle around behind them and attack them in front of the balsam trees.here: [the] balsam trees
- 2 Samuel 5:24הַבְּכָאִ֖יםhabekhaimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralAs soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move quickly, because this will mean that the LORD has marched out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”here: the balsam trees
1 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 14:14הַבְּכָאִֽים׃habekhaimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralSo David again inquired of God, who answered him, “Do not march up after them, but circle around them and attack them in front of the balsam trees.here: the balsam trees
- 1 Chronicles 14:15הַבְּכָאִ֔יםhabekhaimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralAs soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move out to battle, because this will mean that God has marched out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”here: the balsam trees
Same headword in Strong's