Hebrew · H1241

בָּקָר

A beeve or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing ); collectively, a herd

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בָּקָר H1241

Pronunciation bāqār

What does בָּקָר (bāqār) mean in the Bible?

בָּקָר (bāqār): Cattle valued primarily for agricultural labor and sacrifice; collective term for herds as economic wealth and covenant offering.

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What does בָּקָר (bāqār) mean in the Bible?

בָּקָר (bāqār): Cattle valued primarily for agricultural labor and sacrifice; collective term for herds as economic wealth and covenant offering.

How does the BSB render H1241?

The BSB source-word alignment has 183 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (40), oxen (28), and herds (17), and cattle (12), cattle (9).

Where does בָּקָר (bāqār) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 12:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Numbers (50), 2 Chronicles (18), Genesis (17), 1 Kings (12).

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

. . . 40× Genesis 18:7, Genesis 18:8, Genesis 26:14, Exodus 29:1

oxen 28× Exodus 22:1, Numbers 7:3, Numbers 7:7, Numbers 7:8

and herds 17× Genesis 13:5, Genesis 32:7, Genesis 45:10, Genesis 46:32

and cattle 12× Genesis 12:16, Genesis 20:14, Genesis 21:27, Genesis 24:35

cattle 9× Numbers 22:40, Numbers 31:28, Numbers 31:30, Numbers 31:33

bulls 7× 2 Chronicles 29:32, 2 Chronicles 29:33, 2 Chronicles 35:7, 2 Chronicles 35:8

and oxen 6× Numbers 7:6, 1 Kings 7:29, 1 Kings 8:5, 2 Kings 5:26

from the herd 5× Leviticus 22:21, Deuteronomy 16:2, Deuteronomy 32:14, 2 Samuel 17:29

of oxen 5× 1 Samuel 11:7, 1 Kings 19:21, 2 Chronicles 4:3, Job 1:3

the herd 5× Genesis 18:7, Leviticus 1:2, Leviticus 1:3, Leviticus 3:1

herds 4× Genesis 34:28, Exodus 9:3, Exodus 12:32, Ecclesiastes 2:7

the oxen 4× 2 Samuel 6:6, 1 Kings 19:20, 1 Chronicles 13:9, 1 Chronicles 21:23

bull 3× Leviticus 1:5, Leviticus 4:14, Numbers 15:8

of your herds 3× Deuteronomy 12:6, Deuteronomy 12:17, Deuteronomy 14:23

like the ox 2× Isaiah 11:7, Isaiah 65:25

of cattle 2× 1 Samuel 15:14, Isaiah 22:13

the herds 2× 1 Chronicles 27:29

the livestock 2× Numbers 7:87, Numbers 7:88

- 1× 2 Chronicles 4:3

a heifer 1× 1 Samuel 16:2

and oil 1× 1 Chronicles 12:40

and ox 1× 2 Samuel 24:22

and the oxen 1× 2 Samuel 24:24

and when your herds 1× Deuteronomy 8:13

animal from the herd 1× Leviticus 27:32

any of the herd 1× Deuteronomy 12:21

by your herds 1× Deuteronomy 15:19

for herds 1× Isaiah 65:10

from the cattle 1× Leviticus 22:19

herd 1× Jonah 3:7

Here are the oxen 1× 2 Samuel 24:22

his oxen 1× 1 Samuel 11:5

like an ox 1× Job 40:15

of our herds 1× Nehemiah 10:36

of their herds 1× 2 Chronicles 31:6

or cattle 1× 2 Samuel 12:4

or herds 1× Exodus 34:3

the bull 1× Numbers 15:9

the bulls 1× 2 Chronicles 29:22

to the oxen 1× 1 Samuel 11:7

use cow 1× Ezekiel 4:15

Using the oxen’s 1× 1 Kings 19:21

While the oxen 1× Job 1:14

with oxen 1× Amos 6:12

with the bulls 1× 2 Chronicles 35:12

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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Genesis 12:16

Aligned rows 183

Books represented 24

Genesis 17 Exodus 9 Leviticus 12 Numbers 50 Deuteronomy 10 Judges 1 1 Samuel 12 2 Samuel 7 1 Kings 12 2 Kings 2 1 Chronicles 6 2 Chronicles 18 Nehemiah 1 Job 4 Psalms 1 Ecclesiastes 1 Isaiah 5 Jeremiah 4 Ezekiel 6 Hosea 1 Joel 1 Amos 1 Jonah 1 Habakkuk 1

Source forms

בָּקָ֗ר 16x bā·qār Numbers 7:15, Numbers 7:21, Numbers 7:27, Numbers 7:33

בָּקָ֣ר 15x bā·qār Numbers 7:17, Numbers 7:23, Numbers 7:29, Numbers 7:35

בָּקָר֙ 10x bā·qār Leviticus 4:14, Leviticus 27:32, 1 Samuel 16:2, 1 Kings 7:29

הַבָּקָר֙ 9x hab·bā·qār Genesis 18:8, Leviticus 1:2, Leviticus 3:1, Numbers 15:9

הַבָּקָ֔ר 9x hab·bā·qār Leviticus 1:3, Numbers 7:7, Numbers 7:8, Numbers 31:28

בָּקָ֖ר 8x bā·qār Numbers 8:8, Numbers 15:8, Job 42:12, Isaiah 7:21

בָּקָ֛ר 7x bā·qār Exodus 29:1, Leviticus 16:3, Leviticus 23:18, Numbers 29:2

וּבָקָ֖ר 7x ū·ḇā·qār Genesis 13:5, 1 Samuel 15:21, 2 Samuel 12:2, 2 Chronicles 32:29

Parsing patterns

Noun - masculine singular 78x Genesis 18:7, Genesis 26:14, Exodus 22:1, Exodus 29:1

Article | Noun - masculine singular 39x Genesis 18:7, Genesis 18:8, Genesis 32:7, Genesis 47:17

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 25x Genesis 12:16, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 20:14, Genesis 21:27

Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular 7x Genesis 33:13, Exodus 34:3, Numbers 31:38, 1 Samuel 15:9

Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 4x Exodus 9:3, Leviticus 22:19, Leviticus 22:21, Deuteronomy 14:26

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular 3x Genesis 45:10, Deuteronomy 8:13, Jeremiah 5:17

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural 3x Genesis 46:32, Genesis 47:1, Genesis 50:8

Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular 3x Exodus 20:24, Deuteronomy 12:17, Deuteronomy 14:23

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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What does בָּקָר (bāqār) mean in the Bible?

What does בָּקָר (bāqār) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H1241?

Where does בָּקָר (bāqār) appear in Scripture?

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