בְּכִית
bechit · weeping, mourning
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H1068 · appears 1 time in the Bible
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bechit (בְּכִית) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “weeping, mourning”.
Weeping for the dead, time of mourning.
How to say it
be·chit
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
- The days of lamenting a dead person.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Where it appears
- Genesis 50:4
When the days of weeping for him had passed, Joseph spoke to the household of Pharaoh, saying, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please speak in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,