בַּ/בֹּ֔קֶר
𐤁/𐤁𐤒𐤓
baboqer-2
morning
from בָּקַר; properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning; ([phrase]) day, early, morning, morrow.
2 Samuel 13:4 · Word #10
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 H1242-01
in the dawn-break
| Morphological Notes | Preposition בְּ ("in") with assimilated definite article ("the") + noun masculine singular absolute בֹּקֶר. The form is definite and singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun בֹּקֶר derives from the root בקר, conveying the idea of breaking forth or emerging, as light breaks through darkness. Rendering it as "dawn-break" preserves this root imagery of breaking. The prefixed בַּ־ (preposition + definite article) is reflected by "in the," and the singular form (masculine singular absolute) is maintained with the singular "dawn-break." |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root בקר (to break forth, to split, to examine, to seek out, dawning)
| 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 |