בָּכָא
bâkâʼ · baw-kaw'
the weeping tree (some gum-distilling tree, perhaps the balsam)
Lexicon
Derivation: the same as H1056 (בָּכָא);
the weeping tree (some gum-distilling tree, perhaps the balsam)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: mulberry tree.
Letters
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the house, what is within › the open hand that covers › strength, the leader
The house, what is within of the open hand that covers of strength, the leader.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of בָּכָא above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
4 occurrences · 4 OT · 0 NT · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- the mulberry trees2 · 40%
- of the mulberry trees2 · 40%
- of baca1 · 20%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.