בָּשַׂר basar
Hebrew word for “to bear tidings” · Strong’s H1319 · used 24 times in 21 verses
Meaning
1) to bear news, bear tidings, publish, preach, show forth;
How it is translated
Glosses given for basar in context, with how often each is used:
- bear news 5
- bearer of news 4
- one who bears news 3
- will bear news 2
- bear the news 1
- like a bearer of news 1
- me bear the news to 1
- will bear the news 1
- bearing news 1
- him receive the news 1
- bear the news to 1
- have borne news 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Samuel | 7 | 0.6 | |
| Isaiah | 7 | 0.4 | |
| Psalms | 3 | 0.2 | |
| 1 Samuel | 2 | 0.2 | |
| 1 Chronicles | 2 | 0.2 | |
| 1 Kings | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Jeremiah | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Nahum | 1 | 1.8 |
Chapters where it is used most
2 Samuel 18 (4), 1 Samuel 4 (1), 1 Samuel 31 (1), 2 Samuel 1 (1), 2 Samuel 4 (1), 1 Kings 1 (1), 1 Chronicles 10 (1), 1 Chronicles 16 (1), Psalms 40 (1), Psalms 68 (1)
Forms
- מבשׂר 5
- לבשׂר 3
- תבשׂר 2
- בשׂרו 2
- מבשׂרת 2
- המבשׂר 1
- תבשׂרו 1
- כמבשׂר 1
- ואבשׂרה 1
- ובשׂרת 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with basar more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- הִנֵּה hinneh “behold” 8
- פְּלִשְׁתִּי pelishti “Philistine” 4
- יְשׁוּעָה yeshuah “salvation” 3
- בְּשֹׂרָה besvorah “good news” 2
- צִיּוֹן tsiyyon “Zion” 3
- עָצָב atsav “idol” 2
- פָּשַׁט pashat “to strip” 2
- הַר har “mountain” 3
- שִׁיר shir “to sing” 2
- רוּץ ruts “to run” 2
- מוּת mut “to die” 3
- שָׁלַח shalach “to send” 3
Key verses
The verses using basar that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- 1 Samuel 4:17 — And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also,…
- 2 Samuel 1:20 — Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
- 2 Samuel 18:19 — Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that the LORD hath avenged him of his enemies.
- Psalms 40:9 — I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.
- Psalms 68:11 — The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.
- Psalms 96:2 — Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day.
- Isaiah 40:9 — O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up,…
- Isaiah 41:27 — The first shall say to Zion, Behold, behold them: and I will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings.
- Isaiah 52:7 — How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth…
- Isaiah 60:6 — The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they…
- Isaiah 61:1 — The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to…
- Nahum 1:15 — Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked…
See all 21 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.