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Strong's H1066 בֹּכִים (bokim)

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

Same number, other testament: Strong's G1066 — gedeon in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H1066
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 2
Books 1

Strong's H1066 Quick Answer

Strong's H1066 בּוֹכִּים (Bokiym) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Bokiym (bo-keem') n/l. 1. (with the article) the weepers 2. Bo-kim, a place in Israel It has 2 linked Bible usages across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include place. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Bokiym (bo-keem') n/l. 1. (with the article) the weepers 2. Bo-kim, a place in Israel
Usage
2 linked usages
Books
1 indexed book
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
place

Meaning and Definition

Bokiym (bo-keem') n/l. 1. (with the article) the weepers 2. Bo-kim, a place in Israel [plural active participle of H1058] KJV: Bochim. Root(s): H1058

Original Word
בּוֹכִּים
Transliteration
Bokiym
Derivation
Root: בכה First root strongs: 1058
Morphology
Name/l.

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1066. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Bochim

Usage: Bochim = "weeping" a place near Gilgal (or Bethel), where sons of Israel wept Another name of bet-el (בֵּֽיתְ־אֵל "Bethel" H1008G)

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How Strong's H1066 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Bokiym, 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.

place Judges 2:5

How Strong's H1066 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 2 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H1066 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 H1066 in the Old Testament

2 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Judges 2:1 KJV

And an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you.

Judges 2:5 KJV

And they called the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed there unto the LORD.

Usage Excerpts

First 2 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1066.

Judges 2:1 Old Testament, KJV
And an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you.
Judges 2:5 Old Testament, KJV
And they called the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed there unto the LORD.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1066, grouped by book.

Judges 2 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H1066 FAQ

What does bokim (בֹּכִים) mean?

Bokim (Strong's H1066) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Bochim". Bokiym (bo-keem') n/l. 1. (with the article) the weepers 2. Bo-kim, a place in Israel

How many times is bokim (בֹּכִים) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 2 linked usages for Strong's H1066 across 1 book.

Where can I study bokim (בֹּכִים) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1066 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate bokim (בֹּכִים)?

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