Strong H1066בֹּכִים

Bochim

Transliteration
bôkkîym
Pronunciation
bo-keem'
Morphology
Proper Name of a Location with no gender

Definition

Plural active participle of H1058; (with the article) the weepers;
{Bokim} a place in Palestine: - Bochim.

Meaning of the name

Bochim = "weeping"

Detailed definition

Bethel, also called Luz, was an important city in Israel, associated with the patriarchs Abraham and Jacob, later becoming a center of idolatry. (Multiple references, see article for details)

In the biblical story

Bethel

Important city in Israel, associated with Abraham and Jacob.

Bethel, also called Luz, was an important city in Israel, associated with the patriarchs Abraham and Jacob, later becoming a center of idolatry. (Multiple references, see article for details)

In the Bible

Strong H1066 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • bochim2

First verses

  1. Judges 2:1
    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.
  2. Judges 2:5
    And they called the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed there unto the Lord.
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