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
Reading a lexicon entry
What this page is: Each lexicon entry shows the original Hebrew or Greek word behind the English translation: its meaning, its range of use, and where it appears in Scripture.
Strong's number: The Strong's code (H- or G-) is the standard reference number for this word. It connects this entry to chapter and passage language tabs.
Where it appears: The witness passages show where this word is used in context. Click any to open the study page for that passage.
This lexicon entry is part of our ongoing editorial review. If you notice missing content, unclear wording, or a possible correction, please send us a note through the Connect page. Screenshots are helpful.
בַּצֹּרֶת H1226
Pronunciation baṣōret
What does בַּצֹּרֶת (baṣōret) mean in the Bible?
בַּצֹּרֶת (baṣōret): God's withheld blessing manifested as drought—divine restraint as judgment on covenant unfaithfulness
Full entry for בַּצֹּרֶת (H1226) · Open the biblical lexicon
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 It of drought 1× Jeremiah 17:8
the drought 1× Jeremiah 14:1
Show sample aligned rows
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Jeremiah 14:1
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Jeremiah 2
Source forms
בַּצֹּ֙רֶת֙ 1x baṣ·ṣō·reṯ Jeremiah 17:8
הַבַּצָּרֽוֹת׃ 1x hab·baṣ·ṣā·rō·wṯ Jeremiah 14:1
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine plural 1x Jeremiah 14:1
Noun - feminine singular 1x Jeremiah 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 definition Source: 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.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Severe restraint of rain causing agricultural failure and widespread suffering
Showing 1 selected witness from 2 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
בַּצֹּרֶת is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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