לַ/בֹּ֣קֶר
𐤋/𐤁𐤒𐤓
laboqer
morning
from בָּקַר; properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning; ([phrase]) day, early, morning, morrow.
2 Chronicles 2:3 · Word #17
Lexicon H1242
| Lemma | בֹּקֶר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤒𐤓 |
| Transliteration | bôqer |
| Strong's | H1242 |
| In-context | morning |
Morphology HRd/Ncmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H1242-06
to the dawn-breaking morning
| Root | בקר (b-q-r) |
| Core Meanings | to break open, split, break forth, examine, seek out |
| Semantic Range | dawn, early morning, daybreak, the next morning, the morrow |
| Conceptual Significance | בֹּקֶר marks the transition from darkness to light, often symbolizing renewal, divine mercy, deliverance, or decisive action. In biblical thought, the "breaking" of morning frequently signals God’s intervention or the turning of circumstances from distress to hope. |
| Morphological Notes | Preposition ל with assimilated definite article (לַ) + noun בֹּקֶר, common masculine singular absolute. Functions adverbially as a temporal expression: "to/at the morning." |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun בֹּקֶר derives from the root בקר in the sense of breaking forth, referring to the breaking of day. The prefixed לַ־ is the preposition ל ("to/for") with the definite article assimilated, yielding "to the." The rendering preserves the singular form and highlights the root idea of "breaking" inherent in "morning." |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root בקר (to break open, split, break forth, examine, seek out)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H1239-01 |
avaqer | I will diligently seek out |
H1241-01 |
babaqar | in the herd-cattle |
H1241-02 |
babeqarim | with the herd-cattle |
Word Usage (214 occurrences of H1242)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 1:5 | בֹ֖קֶר | voqer | morning |
| Genesis 1:8 | בֹ֖קֶר | voqer | morning |
| Genesis 1:13 | בֹ֖קֶר | voqer | morning |