What does בַּצֹּרֶת (baṣōret) mean in the Bible?
בַּצֹּרֶת (baṣōret): God's withheld blessing manifested as drought—divine restraint as judgment on covenant unfaithfulness
Hebrew · H1226
בַּצֹּרֶת
Restraint (of rain), i.e. drought
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בַּצֹּרֶתH1226
Pronunciationbaṣōret
What does בַּצֹּרֶת (baṣōret) mean in the Bible?
בַּצֹּרֶת (baṣōret): God's withheld blessing manifested as drought—divine restraint as judgment on covenant unfaithfulness
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1226?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of drought (1), the drought (1).
Where does בַּצֹּרֶת (baṣōret) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Jeremiah 14:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (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 Itof drought1×Jeremiah 17:8
the drought1×Jeremiah 14:1
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First aligned rowJeremiah 14:1
Aligned rows2
Books represented1
Jeremiah2
Source forms
בַּצֹּ֙רֶת֙1xbaṣ·ṣō·reṯJeremiah 17:8
הַבַּצָּרֽוֹת׃1xhab·baṣ·ṣā·rō·wṯJeremiah 14:1
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine plural1xJeremiah 14:1
Noun - feminine singular1xJeremiah 17:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. God's withheld blessing manifested as drought—divine restraint as judgment on covenant unfaithfulness
Source Gloss
restraint (of rain), i.e. drought
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
God's withheld blessing manifested as drought—divine restraint as judgment on covenant unfaithfulness
restraint (of rain), i.e. drought BDB: dearth Usage: dearth, drought.
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Biblical Witnesses
Severe restraint of rain causing agricultural failure and widespread suffering
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Word Origins
בַּצֹּרֶת is built from this root:
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