בָּכ֨וֹ
𐤁𐤊𐤅
bâkâh
weeps bitterly
To weep, express grief or deep emotional distress often audibly and with visible emotion; used for both mourning the dead and expressing sorrow for personal or communal misfortune. The word describes both silent and loud weeping, and can denote the act of lamenting, bewailing, or making lamentation for oneself or others.
Lamentations 1:2 · Word #1
Lexicon H1058
| Lemma | בָּכָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤊𐤄 |
| Transliteration | bâkâh |
| Strong's | H1058 |
| Definition | To weep, express grief or deep emotional distress often audibly and with visible emotion; used for both mourning the dead and expressing sorrow for personal or communal misfortune. The word describes both silent and loud weeping, and can denote the act of lamenting, bewailing, or making lamentation for oneself or others. |
Morphology HVqa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | a — Infinitive Absolute — Emphasizes the verb |
Common Translation
| Phrase | weeps bitterly |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1058-03
weeping
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, infinitive absolute; expresses the act of weeping in an absolute or intensified verbal form. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal infinitive absolute expresses the verbal action in its pure, intensified form. "Weeping" preserves the root meaning of audible or visible grief while reflecting the non-finite, action-focused morphology. |
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