בָּכָא
bacha · balsam tree
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H1057 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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bacha (בָּכָא) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “balsam tree”.
A tree not identified with certainty; perhaps the balsam, which gives off a resin (its name sounds like "weep").
How to say it
ba·cha
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A tree with fragrant resin.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 2 Samuel 5:23
David inquired of YHWH, and he said, “You shall not go up; circle around behind them and come at them opposite the balsam trees.
- 2 Samuel 5:24
And when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, then act decisively, for then YHWH will have gone out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”
- 1 Chronicles 14:14
David inquired again of Elohim, and Elohim said to him, “You shall not go up after them; circle around away from them and come at them opposite the balsam trees.
- 1 Chronicles 14:15
And it will be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, then you shall go out to war, for Elohim will have gone out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”