Strong's Hebrew · H1058
בָּכָה
bâkâh · baw-kaw'
[idiom] at all, bewail, complain, make lamentation, [idiom] more, mourn, [idiom] sore, [idiom] with tears, weep.
Definition
to weep; generally to bemoan
Derivation
a primitive root;
Appears 114 times in Scripture
“And he turned away from them and wept. When he turned back and spoke to them, he took Simeon from them and had him bound before their eyes.”
“Esau said to his father, “Do you have only one blessing, my father? Bless me too, O my father!” Then Esau wept aloud.”
“Then she went off and sat down nearby, about a bowshot away, for she said, “I cannot bear to watch the boy die!” And as she sat nearby, she lifted up her voice and wept.”
“Then Joseph threw his arms around his brother Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept as they embraced.”
“Joseph hurried out because he was moved to tears for his brother, and he went to a private room to weep.”
“Esau, however, ran to him and embraced him, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him. And they both wept.”
“All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said. “I will go down to Sheol mourning for my son.” So his father wept for him.”
“She died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went out to mourn and to weep for her.”
“Then Jacob kissed Rachel and wept aloud.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).