Word Study · Strong's H1321 · Hebrew
בְּשַׁר
beshar
bes-ar'
Strong's 1890 spelling: bᵉshar
“{flesh (from its freshness)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
{flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of aman}
Rendered in the KJV as
flesh.
- 3occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- בְּשַׂ֥ר1
- בִּשְׂרָ֖א1
- בִּשְׂרָֽא׃1
How it is rendered · 2
- the flesh2
- flesh1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)2
- noun · masculine or feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- ANcbsd/Ta · 2
- ANcbsa · 1
All 3, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Daniel3 occurrences
- Daniel 2:11בִּשְׂרָ֖אbisra'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)What the king requests is so difficult that no one can tell it to him except the gods, whose dwelling is not with mortals.”here: the flesh
- Daniel 4:12בִּשְׂרָֽא׃bisra'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)Its leaves were beautiful, its fruit was abundant, and upon it was food for all. Under it the beasts of the field found shelter, in its branches the birds of the air nested, and from it every creature was fed.here: the flesh
- Daniel 7:5בְּשַׂ֥רbesarnoun · masculine or feminine singularSuddenly another beast appeared, which looked like a bear. It was raised up on one of its sides, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. So it was told, ‘Get up and gorge yourself on flesh!’here: flesh