What does בְּכִי (biḵyî) mean in the Bible?
בְּכִי (biḵyî): Weeping as sustained, sorrowful overflow—physical tears expressing deep emotional or spiritual distress.
Hebrew · H1065
בְּכִי
A weeping ; by analogy, a dripping
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בְּכִי H1065
Pronunciation biḵyî
What does בְּכִי (biḵyî) mean in the Bible?
בְּכִי (biḵyî): Weeping as sustained, sorrowful overflow—physical tears expressing deep emotional or spiritual distress.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1065?
The BSB source-word alignment has 30 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include weeping (6), . . . (5), of weeping (3), With weeping (3), a weeping (1).
Where does בְּכִי (biḵyî) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 45:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (8), Jeremiah (8), Psalms (3), Job (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It weeping 6× Job 16:16, Psalms 30:5, Isaiah 15:3, Jeremiah 3:21
. . . 5× Judges 21:2, 2 Samuel 13:36, 2 Kings 20:3, Isaiah 16:9
of weeping 3× Deuteronomy 34:8, Ezra 3:13, Isaiah 65:19
With weeping 3× Isaiah 15:5, Jeremiah 31:9, Malachi 2:13
a weeping 1× Jeremiah 9:10
bitterly 1× Jeremiah 48:5
But he wept 1× Genesis 45:2
for weeping 1× Isaiah 22:12
from weeping 1× Jeremiah 31:16
let me weep 1× Isaiah 22:4
more than I weep 1× Jeremiah 48:32
my weeping 1× Psalms 6:8
the sources 1× Job 28:11
they weep 1× Jeremiah 48:5
to weep 1× Isaiah 15:2
wept 1× Esther 4:3
with tears 1× Psalms 102:9
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 45:2 בִּבְכִ֑י to But he wept Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 34:8 בְכִ֖י to of weeping Noun - masculine singular construct Judges 21:2 בְּכִ֥י to . . . Noun - masculine singular 2 Samuel 13:36 בְּכִ֖י to . . . Noun - masculine singular 2 Kings 20:3 בְּכִ֥י to . . . Noun - masculine singular Ezra 3:13 בְּכִ֣י to of weeping Noun - masculine singular construct Esther 4:3 וּבְכִ֖י to wept Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Job 16:16 בֶ֑כִי to weeping Noun - masculine singular Job 28:11 מִ֭בְּכִי to the sources Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Psalms 6:8 בִּכְיִֽי׃ to my weeping Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 45:2
Aligned rows 30
Books represented 13
Genesis 1 Deuteronomy 1 Judges 1 2 Samuel 1 2 Kings 1 Ezra 1 Esther 1 Job 2 Psalms 3 Isaiah 8 Jeremiah 8 Joel 1 Malachi 1
Source forms
בְּכִ֥י 4x bə·ḵî Judges 21:2, 2 Kings 20:3, Isaiah 38:3, Jeremiah 3:21
בְּכִ֖י 3x bə·ḵî 2 Samuel 13:36, Isaiah 65:19, Malachi 2:13
בְּכִ֣י 2x bə·ḵî Ezra 3:13, Jeremiah 31:15
בִּבְכִ֑י 1x biḇ·ḵî Genesis 45:2
בִּבְכִ֥י 1x biḇ·ḵî Psalms 102:9
בִּבְכִי֙ 1x biḇ·ḵî Isaiah 15:5
בִּבְכִ֤י 1x biḇ·ḵî Isaiah 16:9
בִּבְכִ֣י 1x biḇ·ḵî Jeremiah 31:9
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 10x Judges 21:2, 2 Samuel 13:36, 2 Kings 20:3, Job 16:16
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular 5x Genesis 45:2, Psalms 102:9, Isaiah 15:5, Jeremiah 31:9
Noun - masculine singular construct 4x Deuteronomy 34:8, Ezra 3:13, Jeremiah 3:21, Jeremiah 31:15
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x Isaiah 15:3, Isaiah 22:4
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 2x Isaiah 15:2, Isaiah 22:12
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular 2x Job 28:11, Jeremiah 31:16
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x Esther 4:3
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular 1x Joel 2:12
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Weeping as sustained, sorrowful overflow—physical tears expressing deep emotional or spiritual distress.
Source Gloss
a weeping ; by analogy, a dripping
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Weeping as sustained, sorrowful overflow—physical tears expressing deep emotional or spiritual distress.
a weeping; by analogy, a dripping BDB: weeping Usage: overflowing, × sore, (continual) weeping, wept.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Old Testament Witnesses
My weeping; my shedding of tears as an articulate cry to God
Additional Occurrences
Psalms 6:8-10 קוֹל בִּכְיִי biḵyî
the voice/sound of my weeping
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 28 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
בְּכִי is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain