בָּכָא
ba.kah
“balsam”
Definition
the weeping tree (some gum-distilling tree, perhaps the balsam)
the same as H1056 (בָּכָא);
- balsam tree-a shrub which drips sap when it is cut 2) possible name of a vale of balsam trees in
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
בָּכָא appears 4 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
So David again inquired of God, who answered him, “Do not march up after them, but circle around them and attack them in front of the balsam trees.
As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move out to battle, because this will mean that God has marched out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”
So David inquired of the LORD, who answered, “Do not march straight up, but circle around behind them and attack them in front of the balsam trees.
As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move quickly, because this will mean that the LORD has marched out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”
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