בֶּ֫כֶה
be.kheh
H1059
H:N-M
Hebrew
bitterly
1
Occurrences
1
Books
Hebrew
Language
be.kheh denotes the people's intense weeping as they gather during Ezra's prayer and confession.
The lone attestation places the noun in the report that the gathered people wept intensely while Ezra prayed and confessed.
Senses in use
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Intense communal weeping · dominant
In Ezra 10:1, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in the report of a great assembly of men, women, and children; the APB renders the clause, “for the people wept bitterly.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezra 10:1, the APB presents the clause as “for the people wept bitterly.” That wording confirms the verse's portrayal of intense weeping without isolating the noun's exact English equivalent.