בֹּכִ֖ים

𐤁𐤊𐤉𐤌

bâkâh

weeping

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.

H1058

Ezra 3:12 · Word #16

Lexicon H1058

Lemmaבָּכָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤁𐤊𐤄
Transliterationbâkâh
Strong'sH1058
DefinitionTo 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 HVqrmpa All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation r — Participle Active — The one doing the action
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

Common Translation

Phraseweeping

SIBI-P1 Translation H1058-10

weeping ones

Morphological NotesQal active participle, masculine plural, absolute form.
Rendering RationaleThis is the Qal active participle masculine plural of בכה, denoting those actively engaged in weeping or lamenting. "Weeping ones" preserves both the verbal force and the masculine plural morphology.

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