Lexicon
בְּשׂוֹר
be.s.vor
H1308
N:N--L Hebrew

Besor

3
Occurrences
1
Books
Hebrew
Language

be.s.vor is the proper name of the torrent reached by David and his men, where some of the group remained behind.

The term is used as a proper name for the torrent reached by David and his men; it marks the place where part of the group stayed while David continued and where he later returned to them.

Senses in use

  1. The torrent in David's pursuit · dominant

    In 1 Samuel 30:9, the proper-noun form occurs in the clause describing David and his men coming to the torrent, while the rest remained behind. In 1 Samuel 30:10, the APB renders the setting as “the torrent Besor,” which the faint men could not cross; in 1 Samuel 30:21, David returns to those caused to dwell by that torrent.

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across all three verses, the APB presents the name as “the torrent Besor.” This identifies the verse setting rather than establishing a finer English equivalent.

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