TBESH · H1309
בְּשֹׂרָה · be.s.vo.rah · good news
1) news, good news, tidings, reward for good news 1a) good tidings 1b) tidings, news 1c) reward for good tidings
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be.s.vo.rah H1309
בְּשֹׂרָה (be.s.vo.rah) means “good news” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
בְּשֹׂרָה Hebrew · H1309 6 tagged occurrences in 6 verses
Pronunciation guide: bes-o-raw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
or (shortened) בְּשֹׂרָה; feminine from H1319 (בָּשַׂר); glad tidings; by implication, reward forgood news
KJV glosses: reward for tidings.
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How translators render H1309
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| a reward | 1 |
| for his news | 1 |
| good news | 1 |
| news | 1 |
| of good news | 1 |
| to take good news | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| tidings | 2 |
| him a reward for his tidings | 1 |
| of good tidings | 1 |
| seeing that thou hast no tidings | 1 |
| shalt not bear tidings | 1 |
Verses containing H1309
Page 1 of 1. 6 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- 2 Samuel 4:10
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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!
Read word by word - 2 Samuel 18:20
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.”
Read word by word - 2 Samuel 18:22
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Ahimaaz son of Zadok, however, persisted and said to Joab, “No matter what, please let me also run behind the Cushite!” “My son,” Joab replied, “why do you want to run, since you will not receive a reward?”
Read word by word - 2 Samuel 18:25
· BSB · 1 occurrence
So he called out and told the king. “If he is alone,” the king replied, “he bears good news.” As the first runner drew near,
Read word by word - 2 Samuel 18:27
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The watchman said, “The first man appears to me to be running like Ahimaaz son of Zadok.” “This is a good man,” said the king. “He comes with good news.”
Read word by word - 2 Kings 7:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Finally, they said to one another, “We are not doing what is right. Today is a day of good news. If we are silent and wait until morning light, our sin will overtake us. Now, therefore, let us go and tell the king’s household.”
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