בֹּקֶר

H1242. boqer
בֹּ֫קֶר214 noun masculineExo 10:13 morning (Late Hebrew id.; from split, penetrate, as the dawn the darkness, light through cloud-rifts, etc.) — ׳ב Gen 1:5 + (always absolute); plural בְּקָרִים Job 7:18 Job 7:4t.; —
1 morning (of point of time, time at which, never during which, English morning = forenoon): —
a. of end of night (opposed to לַיְלָה) Exo 10:13 (J) Lev 6:2 (P) Jdg 19:25; Rth 3:13 (twice in verse); Isa 21:12 compare 1Sa 19:11 (|| מחר, opposed to לילה); opposed to לֵילוֺת Psa 92:3; also (opposed to לוּן) Exo 23:18; Exo 34:25 (both J E) Lev 19:13 (H) Deu 16:4; opposed to צלמות Amo 5:8; compare further Gen 40:6; Gen 41:8 (both E) Exo 12:22; Exo 34:2 (twice in verse) (both J E) 1Sa 3:15 +,
b. implying the coming of dawn, and even daylight Gen 29:25 (E) Gen 44:3 (J) 1Ki 3:21 (but Klo here for 2nd בַּבֹּקֶר, reads לְבַקֵּר by looking at it see בָּקַר) Job 24:17; Job 38:12 (|| שַׁחַר); הַבּ ׳לִפְנוֺת Exo 14:27 (JE) at the turn of the morning, so Jdg 19:26 (|| הַשָּׁ֑חַר בַּעֲלוֺת Jdg 19:25; followed by עַדהָֿאוֺר, as something later, Jdg 19:26); see Rth 3:14 (|| רעהו את אישׁ יכיר בטרו֯ם before men could recognise each other); compare בֹקֶר כּוֺכְבֵי Job 38:7 stars of morning; but also with אוֺר verb Gen 44:3 (J) אור הבקר; with אור noun, הבקר באור Mic 2:1; & especially הבקר אור עד Jdg 16:2 (opposed to לילה) so 1Sa 14:36; also 1Sa 25:22, 1Sa 25:34, 1Sa 25:36; 2Sa 17:22; 2Ki 7:9; compare 1Sa 29:10 (|| לָכֶם וְאוֺר).
c. of coming of sunrise Jdg 9:33; 2Sa 23:4 (twice in verse); 2Ki 3:22 compare ב ׳מוֺצָּאֵי וערב Psa 65:9 i.e. places of sunrise and sunset (|| קְצוֺת i.e. ends of earth).
d. of beginning of day, הַבּ ׳מֵאָז וְעַדעַֿתָּה Rth 2:7 (compare Rth 2:14) see 2Sa 24:15 (but strike out We Dr); time of prayer, & praise Psa 5:4 (twice in verse) (see Hu) Psa 59:17; Psa 88:14; Psa 92:3; || צהרים noon 1Ki 18:26; Jer 20:16; of three hours of prayer, וצהרים ובקר ערב Psa 55:18 (compare Dan 6:10; Dan 6:13); compare also with עֶרֶב below
e. opposed to עֶרֶב Gen 49:27 (poem in J) Exo 16:7-8, Exo 16:12, Exo 16:13; Lev 6:13; Num 9:21 (all P) Deu 28:67 (twice in verse); 2Sa 11:14; 1Ki 17:6; Isa 17:14; Zep 3:3; Eze 24:18 (twice in verse); Eze 33:22; Dan 8:26; Psa 30:6; Psa 90:5; Psa 90:6; Ecc 11:6; 1Ch 16:40; 2Ch 2:3; 2Ch 13:11; 2Ch 31:3; Ezr 3:3; Est 2:14; opposed to הערבים בֵּין Exo 29:39, Exo 29:41; Num 28:4, Num 28:8 (all P); especially עדהֿערב מןהֿבקר = all day Exo 18:13 & (without article) Exo 18:14 (both E); לָעֶרֶב מבקר Job 4:20 = between morning and evening; also עַדבֹּֿקֶר מֵעֶרֶב = all night, Exo 27:21 (P) Lev 24:3 (H) Num 9:21 & עַדבּֿ ׳בָּעֶרֶב Num 9:15 (both P); note also the formula בקר ויהי ערב וַיְהִי and evening came and then morning Gen 1:5, Gen 1:8, Gen 1:13, Gen 1:19, Gen 1:23, Gen 1:31 (all P), i.e. the day ended with evening, and the night with morning; peculiar is Dan 8:14 of omission of daily sacrifice מֵאוֺת וּשְׁלשׁ אַלְמַּיִם בֹּקֶר עֶרֶב עַד, until2300evening-mornings, probably = 2300 half-days (Ew Hi Meinh Bev DrIntr. 464, compare Dan 8:26 & 3 2-Jantimes (years) Dan 7:25; Dan 12:11; Daniel 12:17).
f. often (above & elsewhere) with preposition (+ article except Job 7:18); in the morning, בַּבֹּקֶר Gen 19:27 110t., compare also הַבּ ׳בִּהְיֹת Exo 19:16; in (or at) the morning, ׳לַבּ Amo 4:4 Amo 4:7t.; for (against or by) the morning, ׳לַבּ Exo 34:2 compare Psa 130:6 (compare Checritical note); nearly = until (עַדֿ) Exo 34:25; Deu 16:4; Zep 3:3; further ׳בַּבּ ׳בַּבּ morning by morning, every morning Exo 16:21; Exo 30:7; Exo 36:3; Lev 6:5 (all P) 2Sa 13:4; 1Ch 23:30; 2Ch 13:11; Isa 28:19; Isa 50:4; Eze 46:13-14, Eze 46:15; Zep 3:5 also ׳לַבּ ׳לַבּ, same sense, 1Ch 9:27; plural לַבְּקָרִים every morning afresh Psa 73:14; Isa 33:2 compare Lam 3:23; almost = continually Psa 101:8 (compare Jer 21:12); see לִבְקָרִים Job 7:18 (|| לִרְגָעִים every moment); also without preposition or article in the morning Hos 7:6 compare Psa 5:4 (twice in verse); Psa 55:18, d. above, & below
2. g. figurative of bright joy after night of distress (poetry) Job 11:17; compare Psa 30:6; Psa 46:6 (בּ ׳לִפְנוֺת) Psa 49:15; Psa 59:17; Psa 90:14; Psa 143:8.
h. in phrases, בַּבּ ׳הִשְׁכִּים (וַיַּשְׁכֵּם etc.) he rose early in the morning Gen 19:27; Gen 20:8; Gen 21:14; Gen 22:3; Gen 26:31; Gen 28:18; Gen 32:1; Exo 8:16; Exo 9:13; Exo 24:4; Exo 34:4; Num 14:40; Jos 3:1; Jos 6:12; Jos 7:16; Jos 8:10 (all J E) Jdg 6:28; Jdg 19:5, Jdg 19:8; 1Sa 1:19; 1Sa 5:4; compare 1Sa 15:12; 1Sa 17:20; 1Sa 29:10 (twice in verse) compare 1Sa 29:11, 2Ki 3:22; 2Ki 19:35 = Isa 37:36; 2Ch 20:20; Job 1:5; Pro 27:14; Isa 5:11; (ויקומו etc.) ׳בַּבּ ויקם Gen 24:54; Num 22:13, Num 22:21 (all J E) Jdg 19:27; Jdg 20:19; 2Sa 24:11; 1Ki 3:21; הַבּ ׳אַשְׁמֹרֶת morning watch Exo 14:24; 1Sa 11:11.
2 morrow, next day (compare German Morgen, morgen) without article Exo 16:19-20, Lev 7:15; Lev 22:30 (opposed to הַהוּא הַיּוֺם) Num 16:5 (|| מָחָר Num 16:7; Num 16:16) compare Exo 12:10 (twice in verse); Num 9:12; with article Exo 16:23-24, Exo 29:34; ׳לַבּ Exo 34:25; Num 22:41; Zep 3:3; ׳בַּבּ 1Sa 9:19 (opposed to הַיּוֺם to-day) compare 1Sa 20:35; to-morrow morning ׳הַבּ Jdg 6:31 (Stu); ׳בַּבּ Exo 7:15; Jos 7:14; Est 5:14; definitely ׳בַּבּ מִמָּֽחֳרָת 1Sa 5:4; ׳מֵהַבּ 2Sa 2:27; adverb. use in this sense (without preposition or article) Exo 16:7; Num 16:5.