What does בֹּסֶר (bōser) mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H1155
בֹּסֶר
Sour grape.
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בֹּסֶרH1155
Pronunciationbōser
What does בֹּסֶר (bōser) mean in the Bible?
בֹּסֶר (bōser) is a Hebrew word meaning "sour grape.".
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How does the BSB render H1155?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include sour grapes (2), grape (1), the sour grapes (1).
Where does בֹּסֶר (bōser) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 18:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (2), Ezekiel (1), Isaiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itsour grapes2×Jeremiah 31:29, Ezekiel 18:2
grape1×Isaiah 18:5
the sour grapes1×Jeremiah 31:30
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowIsaiah 18:5
Aligned rows4
Books represented3
Isaiah1Jeremiah2Ezekiel1
Source forms
בֹ֑סֶר1xḇō·serJeremiah 31:29
בֹ֔סֶר1xḇō·serEzekiel 18:2
הַבֹּ֖סֶר1xhab·bō·serJeremiah 31:30
וּבֹ֥סֶר1xū·ḇō·serIsaiah 18:5
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular2xJeremiah 31:29, Ezekiel 18:2
Article | Noun - masculine singular1xJeremiah 31:30
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular1xIsaiah 18:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. sour grape.
Source Gloss
sour grape.
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
BDB: unripe Usage: sour grape.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בֹּסֶר is built from this root:
בֶּסֶרH1154
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