Basar means “messenger” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's G1319 — didaskalia (“doctrine”) in the Greek Bible.
Strong's H1319 בָּשַׂר (basar) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. basar (baw-sar') v. 1. (properly) to be fresh 2. to be full (rosy) It has 21 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include shew, publish, publisheth, messenger, and preached. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
basar (baw-sar') v. 1. (properly) to be fresh 2. to be full (rosy) 3. (figuratively) to be cheerful 4. to announce (glad news) [a primitive root] KJV: messenger, preach, publish, shew forth, (bear, bring, carry, preach, good, tell good) tidings.
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to bear tidings
Usage: 1) to bear news, bear tidings, publish, preach, show forth 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to gladden with good news 1a2) to bear news 1a3) to announce (salvation) as good news, preach 1b) (Hithpael) to receive good news
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render basar, 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.
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.
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21 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.
And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people.
Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
First 21 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1319.
And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.
And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people.
Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings:
Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that the LORD hath avenged him of his enemies.
And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not bear tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king's son is dead.
And the watchman saw another man running: and the watchman called unto the porter, and said, Behold another man running alone. And the king said, He also bringeth tidings.
And, behold, Cushi came; and Cushi said, Tidings, my lord the king: for the LORD hath avenged thee this day of all them that rose up against thee.
And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came; and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings.
And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people.
Sing unto the LORD, all the earth; shew forth from day to day his salvation.
I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.
The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.
Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day.
O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!
The first shall say to Zion, Behold, behold them: and I will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings.
How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the LORD.
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born unto thee; making him very glad.
Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.
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Basar (Strong's H1319) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "messenger". basar (baw-sar') v. 1. (properly) to be fresh 2. to be full (rosy)
This page currently indexes 21 linked usages for Strong's H1319 across 8 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1319 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as shew, publish, publisheth, messenger, preached, and published. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.