בְּשׂוֹר

besor · Besor

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H1308 · appears 3 times in the Bible

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What it means

besor (בְּשׂוֹר) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Besor”.

A brook in the south of Judah, near Ziklag, where two hundred of David's men stayed behind, too exhausted to go on.

How to say it

be·sor

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.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • 1 Samuel 30:9

    David went, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and they came to the brook Besor, where those who were left behind stayed.

  • 1 Samuel 30:10

    David pursued, he and four hundred men, while two hundred men stayed behind, who were too exhausted to cross the brook Besor.

  • 1 Samuel 30:21

    David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to go after David, and whom they had made stay at the brook Besor; and they went out to meet David and to meet the people who were with him. When David came near to the people, he asked them about their welfare.