Strong's Hebrew · H1319
בָּשַׂר
bâsar · baw-sar'
messenger, preach, publish, shew forth, (bear, bring, carry, preach, good, tell good) tidings.
Definition
properly, to be fresh, i.e. full (rosy, (figuratively) cheerful); to announce (glad news)
Derivation
a primitive root;
Appears 24 times in Scripture
“Tell it not in Gath; proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, and the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.”
“Go up on a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news. Raise your voice loudly, O Jerusalem, herald of good news. Lift it up, do not be afraid! Say to the cities of Judah, “Here is your God!””
“I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I do not seal my lips, as You, O LORD, do know.”
“The messenger answered, “Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been a great slaughter among the people. Your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are both dead, and the ark of God has been captured.””
“But Joab replied, “You are not the man to take good news today. You may do it another day, but you must not do so today, because the king’s son is dead.””
“They cut off Saul’s head, stripped off his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news in the temples of their idols and among their people.”
“Then Ahimaaz son of Zadok said, “Please let me run and tell the king the good news that the LORD has avenged him of his enemies.””
“when someone told me, ‘Look, Saul is dead,’ and thought he was a bearer of good news, I seized him and put him to death at Ziklag. That was his reward for his news!”
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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).