H1057
H1057 — בָּכָא
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
baka' (baw-kaw') n-m.
1. the weeping tree (some gum- distilling tree, perhaps the balsam)
[the same as H1056]
KJV: mulberry tree.
Root(s): H1056
TWOT
TWOT: 242
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KJV Renderings
mulberry tree.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced
BDB1096
בָּכָא noun [masculine] balsam-tree (see Arabic [untranscribed source text 587] DozyZMG 1869, 188 but LöwNo. 47; according to TA like [untranscribed source text 588], an eruca, compare Lane under the word; perhaps compare [untranscribed source text 589] give little milk, of camel, i.e. drop, drip); plural בְּכָאִים 2Sam 5:23; 2Sam 5:24 = 1Chr 14:14; 1Chr 14:15 singular in עֵמֶק הַבָּכָא Ps 84:7 balsam-vale, compare De Che.