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בְּכִית
be.khit
H1068
H:N-F Hebrew

weeping

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be.khit denotes the mourning period associated with Joseph's bereavement in Genesis 50:4.

The attested use refers to mourning connected with a bereavement: Genesis 50:4 places it in the phrase concerning the days that had passed before Joseph addressed Pharaoh's household.

Senses in use

  1. Mourning after a bereavement · dominant

    In Genesis 50:4, the feminine singular construct form occurs in the phrase about the days that had passed before Joseph spoke to Pharaoh's household. The APB renders the verse, "When the days of mourning for him had passed," confirming a context of bereavement.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Genesis 50:4, the APB presents the surrounding phrase as "the days of mourning for him had passed." This identifies the verse's mourning context rather than assigning a precise English token to the term.

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