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בֹּקֶר

𐤁𐤒𐤓

bôqer

H1242 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

The period of morning, particularly the time from first light or dawn until full daylight; in wider contexts, refers to the early part of the day in contrast to evening. In narrative or ritual texts, denotes the start or renewal of daily activities, sacrificial duties, or time reckoning.

Semantic Range

morning, dawn, daybreak, early part of the day, the time of renewal or beginning

Root / Etymology

From the root בקר (b-q-r), which in the verb form means 'to seek, inquire, examine' but often functions as a denominative in relation to the noun for 'morning.' The noun בֹּקֶר ('morning') likely refers originally to the time of day when people begin to move about, seeking or inspecting the activities of the day.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In early biblical usage, בֹּקֶר signified the morning as the transition from darkness to light, often marking a new phase, opportunity, or beginning, especially in narrative sequences ('in the morning...'). In priestly and ritual contexts, designates the time for specific offerings (e.g., Exodus 29:39). In poetry and wisdom literature, may convey more figurative senses such as renewal or hope after night. Contrasts with עֶרֶב ('evening') as a pair defining the daily cycle. Later Hebrew continues to use בֹּקֶר for 'morning,' with its semantic center stable over time. Standard English translations sufficiently render the term as 'morning,' but nuances such as the symbolic association with newness or renewal may be overlooked. The word is never used as a technical calendrical division like 'daybreak,' but denotes the broad first third of the day.

Translation Consistency

daybreak "daybreak" 50 occurrences ✓

The breaking of dawn, early morning

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Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from בָּקַר; properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning; ([phrase]) day, early, morning, morrow.

Bantu Hebrew

Language Bantu Word Transliteration Meaning
Bemba buka wake up - (verb, in the morning)
Chichewa buka to get up, to rise (from sleep), to start the day
Kaonde buka morning; to get up
Kongo vuka to wake up, to get up (esp. in the morning)
Lingala buka (evuka) to wake up, to rise (morning)

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Root Family

בקר (Baqebaqar) — to seek, to examine, to inquire, to inspect, to search

Root בקר to seek, examine, become active
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1230 בַּקְבַּקַּר Search-Seeker
H1239 בָּקַר I will examine closely
H1240 בְּקַר to thoroughly investigate
H1241 בָּקָר in the cattle
H1243 בַּקָּרָה as inspection-of

Word Forms

16 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H1242-01 בַּ/בֹּ֣קֶר baboqer HRd/Ncmsa in the morning in the morning in the daybreak 74
H1242-03 הַ/בֹּ֔קֶר haboqer HTd/Ncmsa the morning the morning the daybreak 33
H1242-02 בֹּ֖קֶר boqer HNcmsa morning daybreak daybreak 31
H1242-12 בַ/בֹּ֗קֶר vaboqer HRd/Ncmsa in the morning in the morning-time in the daybreak 31
H1242-06 לַ/בֹּֽקֶר laboqer HRd/Ncmsa for the morning for the dawn for the daybreak 15
H1242-16 בֹ֖קֶר voqer HNcmsa morning daybreak daybreak 9
H1242-10 וּ֠/בַ/בֹּקֶר uvaboqer HC/Rd/Ncmsa and in the morning and in the morning and in the daybreak 6
H1242-05 לַ/בְּקָרִ֔ים labeqarim HRd/Ncmpa every morning to the mornings in the daybreaks 4
H1242-08 מֵ/הַ/בֹּ֨קֶר mehaboqer HR/Td/Ncmsa from the morning from the dawn from the daybreak 3
H1242-15 וְ/לַ/בֹּ֥קֶר velaboqer HC/Rd/Ncmsa and for the morning and at the dawn and at the daybreak 2

Occurrences in Scripture

214 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H1242-16 Genesis 1:5 בֹ֖קֶר voqer HNcmsa morning daybreak daybreak
H1242-16 Genesis 1:8 בֹ֖קֶר voqer HNcmsa morning daybreak daybreak
H1242-16 Genesis 1:13 בֹ֖קֶר voqer HNcmsa morning daybreak daybreak
H1242-16 Genesis 1:19 בֹ֖קֶר voqer HNcmsa morning daybreak daybreak
H1242-16 Genesis 1:23 בֹ֖קֶר voqer HNcmsa morning daybreak daybreak
H1242-16 Genesis 1:31 בֹ֖קֶר voqer HNcmsa morning daybreak daybreak
H1242-01 Genesis 19:27 בַּ/בֹּ֑קֶר baboqer HRd/Ncmsa in the morning in the morning in the daybreak
H1242-01 Genesis 20:8 בַּ/בֹּ֗קֶר baboqer HRd/Ncmsa in the morning in the morning in the daybreak
H1242-01 Genesis 21:14 בַּ/בֹּ֡קֶר baboqer HRd/Ncmsa in the morning in the morning in the daybreak
H1242-01 Genesis 22:3 בַּ/בֹּ֗קֶר baboqer HRd/Ncmsa in the morning in the morning in the daybreak
H1242-12 Genesis 24:54 בַ/בֹּ֔קֶר vaboqer HRd/Ncmsa in the morning in the morning-time in the daybreak
H1242-12 Genesis 26:31 בַ/בֹּ֔קֶר vaboqer HRd/Ncmsa in the morning in the morning-time in the daybreak
H1242-01 Genesis 28:18 בַּ/בֹּ֗קֶר baboqer HRd/Ncmsa in the morning in the morning in the daybreak
H1242-12 Genesis 29:25 בַ/בֹּ֔קֶר vaboqer HRd/Ncmsa in the morning in the morning-time in the daybreak
H1242-01 Genesis 32:1 בַּ/בֹּ֗קֶר baboqer HRd/Ncmsa in the morning in the morning in the daybreak
H1242-01 Genesis 40:6 בַּ/בֹּ֑קֶר baboqer HRd/Ncmsa in the morning in the morning in the daybreak
H1242-12 Genesis 41:8 בַ/בֹּ֨קֶר֙ vaboqer HRd/Ncmsa in the morning in the morning-time in the daybreak
H1242-03 Genesis 44:3 הַ/בֹּ֖קֶר haboqer HTd/Ncmsa as soon as the morning the morning the daybreak
H1242-01 Genesis 49:27 בַּ/בֹּ֖קֶר baboqer HRd/Ncmsa in the morning in the morning in the daybreak
H1242-01 Exodus 7:15 בַּ/בֹּ֗קֶר baboqer HRd/Ncmsa in the morning in the morning in the daybreak
H1242-01 Exodus 8:16 בַּ/בֹּ֨קֶר֙ baboqer HRd/Ncmsa in the morning in the morning in the daybreak
H1242-01 Exodus 9:13 בַּ/בֹּ֔קֶר baboqer HRd/Ncmsa in the morning in the morning in the daybreak
H1242-03 Exodus 10:13 הַ/בֹּ֣קֶר haboqer HTd/Ncmsa the morning the morning the daybreak
H1242-02 Exodus 12:10 בֹּ֑קֶר boqer HNcmsa morning daybreak daybreak
H1242-02 Exodus 12:10 בֹּ֖קֶר boqer-2 HNcmsa morning daybreak daybreak
H1242-02 Exodus 12:22 בֹּֽקֶר boqer HNcmsa morning daybreak daybreak
H1242-03 Exodus 14:24 הַ/בֹּ֔קֶר haboqer HTd/Ncmsa of the morning the morning of the daybreak
H1242-02 Exodus 14:27 בֹּ֨קֶר֙ boqer HNcmsa morning daybreak daybreak
H1242-11 Exodus 16:7 וּ/בֹ֗קֶר uvoqer HC/Ncmsa and in the morning and morning and in the daybreak
H1242-01 Exodus 16:8 בַּ/בֹּ֨קֶר֙ baboqer HRd/Ncmsa in the morning in the morning in the daybreak
H1242-10 Exodus 16:12 וּ/בַ/בֹּ֖קֶר uvaboqer HC/Rd/Ncmsa and in the morning and in the morning and in the daybreak
H1242-10 Exodus 16:13 וּ/בַ/בֹּ֗קֶר uvaboqer HC/Rd/Ncmsa and in the morning and in the morning and in the daybreak
H1242-02 Exodus 16:19 בֹּֽקֶר boqer HNcmsa morning daybreak daybreak
H1242-02 Exodus 16:20 בֹּ֔קֶר boqer HNcmsa morning daybreak daybreak
H1242-01 Exodus 16:21 בַּ/בֹּ֣קֶר baboqer HRd/Ncmsa in the morning in the morning in the daybreak
H1242-01 Exodus 16:21 בַּ/בֹּ֔קֶר baboqer-2 HRd/Ncmsa morning by morning in the morning every daybreak
H1242-03 Exodus 16:23 הַ/בֹּֽקֶר haboqer HTd/Ncmsa the morning the morning the daybreak
H1242-03 Exodus 16:24 הַ/בֹּ֔קֶר haboqer HTd/Ncmsa the morning the morning the daybreak
H1242-03 Exodus 18:13 הַ/בֹּ֖קֶר haboqer HTd/Ncmsa morning the morning the daybreak
H1242-02 Exodus 18:14 בֹּ֥קֶר boqer HNcmsa morning daybreak daybreak
H1242-03 Exodus 19:16 הַ/בֹּ֗קֶר haboqer HTd/Ncmsa the morning the morning the daybreak
H1242-02 Exodus 23:18 בֹּֽקֶר boqer HNcmsa morning daybreak daybreak
H1242-01 Exodus 24:4 בַּ/בֹּ֔קֶר baboqer HRd/Ncmsa in the morning in the morning in the daybreak
H1242-02 Exodus 27:21 בֹּ֖קֶר boqer HNcmsa morning daybreak daybreak
H1242-03 Exodus 29:34 הַ/בֹּ֑קֶר haboqer HTd/Ncmsa the morning the morning the daybreak
H1242-12 Exodus 29:39 בַ/בֹּ֑קֶר vaboqer HRd/Ncmsa in the morning in the morning-time in the daybreak
H1242-03 Exodus 29:41 הַ/בֹּ֤קֶר haboqer HTd/Ncmsa of the morning the morning the daybreak
H1242-01 Exodus 30:7 בַּ/בֹּ֣קֶר baboqer HRd/Ncmsa in the morning in the morning in the daybreak
H1242-01 Exodus 30:7 בַּ/בֹּ֗קֶר baboqer-2 HRd/Ncmsa in the morning in the morning in the daybreak
H1242-06 Exodus 34:2 לַ/בֹּ֑קֶר laboqer HRd/Ncmsa in the morning for the dawn for the daybreak
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