Hebrew Word Study
The meaning of “בֹּכִים”
Understanding Bôkîym reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Definition
plural active participle of בָּכָה; (with the article) the weepers Bochim. - § Bochim = "weeping" - Bo-kim, a place in P...
H1066
Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance
בֹּכִים
Phoneticbo-keem'
TransliterationBôkîym
Grammar Code
N:N--L
Noun
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
plural active participle of בָּכָה; (with the article) the weepers Bochim. - § Bochim = "weeping" - Bo-kim, a place in Palestine 1) a place near Gilgal (or Bethel), where sons of Israel wept
Scripture References
Occurrences in the Bible
2 total references
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Judges 2:1 | “And an angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you.” Word: בֹּכִים (Bôkîym) | |
| Judges 2:5 | “And they called the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed there unto the Lord.” Word: בֹּכִים (Bôkîym) |