What does בָּצַר (bāṣar) mean in the Bible?
בָּצַר (bāṣar): Fortress-like isolation or defensible separation; gathering grapes connects to harvesting what's enclosed and protected.
Hebrew · H1219
בָּצַר
To gather grapes ; also to be isolated (i.e. inaccessible by height or fortification)
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בָּצַר H1219
Pronunciation bāṣar
What does בָּצַר (bāṣar) mean in the Bible?
בָּצַר (bāṣar): Fortress-like isolation or defensible separation; gathering grapes connects to harvesting what's enclosed and protected.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1219?
The BSB source-word alignment has 37 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the fortified (8), fortified (6), . . . (2), grape gatherers (2), [and] fortified (1).
Where does בָּצַר (bāṣar) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 11:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (6), Deuteronomy (5), Jeremiah (5), 2 Chronicles (4).
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 the fortified 8× 2 Kings 18:13, 2 Chronicles 19:5, 2 Chronicles 32:1, 2 Chronicles 33:14
fortified 6× Deuteronomy 9:1, 2 Samuel 20:6, 2 Kings 19:25, 2 Chronicles 17:2
. . . 2× Numbers 13:28, Nehemiah 9:25
grape gatherers 2× Jeremiah 49:9, Obadiah 1:5
[and] fortified 1× Joshua 14:12
a fortified wall 1× Jeremiah 15:20
and fortified 1× Deuteronomy 28:52
and fortifies 1× Jeremiah 51:53
and unsearchable things 1× Jeremiah 33:3
are now fortified 1× Ezekiel 36:35
can be thwarted 1× Job 42:2
gathered [grapes] 1× Judges 9:27
He breaks 1× Psalms 76:12
into fortified 1× Ezekiel 21:20
its fortified 1× Hosea 8:14
like a grape gatherer 1× Jeremiah 6:9
or gather 1× Leviticus 25:5
or harvest 1× Leviticus 25:11
to strengthen 1× Isaiah 22:10
were fortified 1× Deuteronomy 3:5
will be beyond 1× Genesis 11:6
with walls up 1× Deuteronomy 1:28
you gather the grapes 1× Deuteronomy 24:21
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 11:6 יִבָּצֵ֣ר to will be beyond Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Leviticus 25:5 תִבְצֹ֑ר to or gather Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Leviticus 25:11 תִבְצְר֖וּ to or harvest Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Numbers 13:28 בְּצֻר֤וֹת to . . . Adjective - feminine plural Deuteronomy 1:28 וּבְצוּרֹ֖ת to with walls up Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine plural Deuteronomy 3:5 בְּצֻר֛וֹת to were fortified Adjective - feminine plural Deuteronomy 9:1 וּבְצֻרֹ֖ת to fortified Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine plural Deuteronomy 24:21 תִבְצֹר֙ to you gather the grapes Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Deuteronomy 28:52 וְהַבְּצֻר֔וֹת to and fortified Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - feminine plural Joshua 14:12 בְּצֻר֔וֹת to [and] fortified Adjective - feminine plural
Usage map
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First aligned row Genesis 11:6
Aligned rows 37
Books represented 18
Genesis 1 Leviticus 2 Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 5 Joshua 1 Judges 1 2 Samuel 1 2 Kings 2 2 Chronicles 4 Nehemiah 1 Job 1 Psalms 1 Isaiah 6 Jeremiah 5 Ezekiel 2 Hosea 1 Obadiah 1 Zephaniah 1
Source forms
הַבְּצֻר֖וֹת 4x hab·bə·ṣu·rō·wṯ 2 Kings 18:13, 2 Chronicles 19:5, 2 Chronicles 33:14, Isaiah 36:1
בְּצֻרֽוֹת׃ 2x bə·ṣu·rō·wṯ 2 Kings 19:25, Isaiah 37:26
בֹּֽצְרִים֙ 2x bō·ṣə·rîm Jeremiah 49:9, Obadiah 1:5
הַבְּצֻר֔וֹת 2x hab·bə·ṣu·rō·wṯ 2 Chronicles 32:1, Zephaniah 1:16
בְצוּרָ֖ה 1x ḇə·ṣū·rāh Isaiah 25:2
בְּצוּרָה֙ 1x bə·ṣū·rāh Isaiah 27:10
בְּצוּרָ֔ה 1x bə·ṣū·rāh Jeremiah 15:20
בְצוּרָֽה׃ 1x ḇə·ṣū·rāh Isaiah 2:15
Parsing patterns
Adjective - feminine plural 9x Numbers 13:28, Deuteronomy 3:5, Joshua 14:12, 2 Samuel 20:6
Article | Adjective - feminine plural 7x 2 Kings 18:13, 2 Chronicles 17:2, 2 Chronicles 19:5, 2 Chronicles 32:1
Adjective - feminine singular 5x Isaiah 2:15, Isaiah 25:2, Isaiah 27:10, Jeremiah 15:20
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine plural 3x Deuteronomy 1:28, Deuteronomy 9:1, Jeremiah 33:3
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 2x Genesis 11:6, Job 42:2
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular 2x Leviticus 25:5, Deuteronomy 24:21
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural 2x Jeremiah 49:9, Obadiah 1:5
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Judges 9:27
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Fortress-like isolation or defensible separation; gathering grapes connects to harvesting what's enclosed and protected.
Strong's H1219
Lexical occurrences 38 verses Word forms 3 forms 23 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Psalm 76:10-12 Source Gloss
to gather grapes ; also to be isolated (i.e. inaccessible by height or fortification)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Fortress-like isolation or defensible separation; gathering grapes connects to harvesting what's enclosed and protected.
to gather grapes; also to be isolated (i.e. inaccessible by height or fortification) BDB: cut off Usage: cut off, (de-) fenced, fortify, (grape) gather(-er), mighty things, restrain, strong, wall (up), withhold.
Grammatical Forms
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Form groups 3 Aligned forms 23
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 6×
Imperfect Deut 24:21 · Lev 25:5 · Lev 25:11 · Ps 76:13 4×
Participle active Jer 49:9 · Obad 1:5 2×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 2×
Imperfect Gen 11:6 · Job 42:2 2×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 1×
Imperfect Jer 51:53 1×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
God restrains or holds back the wrath of enemies in judgment
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Word Origins
בָּצַר is built from this root:
בָּצִיר H1210
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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