Word Study · Strong's H1155 · Hebrew
בֹּסֶר
boser
bo'ser
Strong's 1890 spelling: bôçer
“{an immature grape}”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
{an immature grape}
Rendered in the KJV as
sour grape.
- 4occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- בֹ֑סֶר1
- בֹ֔סֶר1
- הַבֹּ֖סֶר1
- וּבֹ֥סֶר1
How it is rendered · 3
- sour grape[s]2
- and unripe grape[s]1
- the sour grape[s]1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · masculine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular1
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsa · 2
- HC/Ncmsa · 1
- HTd/Ncmsa · 1
All 4, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Jeremiah carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Jeremiah2 occurrences
- Jeremiah 31:29בֹ֑סֶרvosernoun · masculine singular“In those days, it will no longer be said: ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge.’here: sour grape[s]
- Jeremiah 31:30הַבֹּ֖סֶרhaboserthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularInstead, each will die for his own iniquity. If anyone eats the sour grapes, his own teeth will be set on edge.here: the sour grape[s]