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Strong's H1065 בְּכִי (beki)

Beki means “overflowing” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G1065 — ge (“and besides”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H1065
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 29
Books 13

Strong's H1065 Quick Answer

Strong's H1065 בְּכִי (Bkiy) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Bkiy (bek-ee') n-m. 1. a weeping 2. by analogy, a dripping It has 29 linked Bible usages across 13 books. Visible English usage signals include weeping, sore, weep, and overflowing. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Bkiy (bek-ee') n-m. 1. a weeping 2. by analogy, a dripping
Usage
29 linked usages
Books
13 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
weeping, sore, weep, and overflowing

Meaning and Definition

Bkiy (bek-ee') n-m. 1. a weeping 2. by analogy, a dripping [from H1058] KJV: overflowing, X sore, (continual) weeping, wept. Root(s): H1058

Original Word
בְּכִי
Transliteration
Bkiy
Derivation
Root: בכה First root strongs: 1058
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1065. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H1065 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Bkiy, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

weeping Deuteronomy 34:8 21× sore Judges 21:2 weep Isaiah 15:2 overflowing Job 28:11

How Strong's H1065 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 29 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H1065 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H1065 in the Old Testament

29 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 45:2 KJV

And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard.

Deuteronomy 34:8 KJV

And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days: so the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended.

Judges 21:2 KJV

And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore;

Usage Excerpts

First 29 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1065.

Genesis 45:2 Old Testament, KJV
And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard.
Deuteronomy 34:8 Old Testament, KJV
And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days: so the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended.
Judges 21:2 Old Testament, KJV
And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore;
2 Samuel 13:36 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of speaking, that, behold, the king's sons came, and lifted up their voice and wept: and the king also and all his servants wept very sore.
2 Kings 20:3 Old Testament, KJV
I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.
Ezra 3:13 Old Testament, KJV
So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off.
Esther 4:3 Old Testament, KJV
And in every province, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
Job 16:16 Old Testament, KJV
My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;
Job 28:11 Old Testament, KJV
He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.
Psalms 6:8 Old Testament, KJV
Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the LORD hath heard the voice of my weeping.
Psalms 30:5 Old Testament, KJV
For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
Psalms 102:9 Old Testament, KJV
For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping.
Isaiah 15:2 Old Testament, KJV
He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off.
Isaiah 15:3 Old Testament, KJV
In their streets they shall gird themselves with sackcloth: on the tops of their houses, and in their streets, every one shall howl, weeping abundantly.
Isaiah 15:5 Old Testament, KJV
My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction.
Isaiah 16:9 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore I will bewail with the weeping of Jazer the vine of Sibmah: I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and Elealeh: for the shouting for thy summer fruits and for thy harvest is fallen.
Isaiah 22:4 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore said I, Look away from me; I will weep bitterly, labour not to comfort me, because of the spoiling of the daughter of my people.
Isaiah 22:12 Old Testament, KJV
And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:
Isaiah 38:3 Old Testament, KJV
And said, Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.
Isaiah 65:19 Old Testament, KJV
And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.
Jeremiah 3:21 Old Testament, KJV
A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping and supplications of the children of Israel: for they have perverted their way, and they have forgotten the LORD their God.
Jeremiah 9:10 Old Testament, KJV
For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can pass through them; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast are fled; they are gone.
Jeremiah 31:9 Old Testament, KJV
They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.
Jeremiah 31:15 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.
Jeremiah 31:16 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the LORD; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the LORD; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.
Jeremiah 48:5 Old Testament, KJV
For in the going up of Luhith continual weeping shall go up; for in the going down of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction.
Jeremiah 48:32 Old Testament, KJV
O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee with the weeping of Jazer: thy plants are gone over the sea, they reach even to the sea of Jazer: the spoiler is fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage.
Joel 2:12 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:
Malachi 2:13 Old Testament, KJV
And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, or receiveth it with good will at your hand.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1065, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezra 1 usage, Old Testament
Esther 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 2 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 3 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 8 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 7 usages, Old Testament
Joel 1 usage, Old Testament
Malachi 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H1065 FAQ

What does beki (בְּכִי) mean?

Beki (Strong's H1065) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "overflowing". Bkiy (bek-ee') n-m. 1. a weeping 2. by analogy, a dripping

How many times is beki (בְּכִי) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 29 linked usages for Strong's H1065 across 13 books.

Where can I study beki (בְּכִי) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1065 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate beki (בְּכִי)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as weeping, sore, weep, and overflowing. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.