בֹּקֶר

1. morning (of point of time, time at which, never during which, English morning = forenoon): —
\ \ a. of end of night (opposed to לַיְלָה) 2 Mos 10,13 (J) 3 Mos 6,2 (P) Dom 19,25; Rut 3,13 (twice in verse); Es 21,12 compare 1 Sam 19,11 (|| מחר, opposed to לילה); opposed to לֵילוֺת Sl 92,3 also (opposed to לוּן) 2 Mos 23,18; 2 Mos 34,25 (both J E) 3 Mos 19,13 (H) 5 Mos 16,4 opposed to צלמות Amos 5,8 compare further 1 Mos 40,6; 1 Mos 41,8 (both E) 2 Mos 12,22; 2 Mos 34,2 (twice in verse) (both J E) 1 Sam 3,15 +,
\ \ b. implying the coming of dawn, and even daylight 1 Mos 29,25 (E) 1 Mos 44,3 (J) 1 Kong 3,21 (but Klo here for 2nd בַּבֹּקֶר, reads לְבַקֵּר by looking at it see בָּקַר) Job 24,17; Job 38,12 (|| שַׁחַר); ׳לִפְנוֺת הַבּ 2 Mos 14,27 (JE) at the turn of the morning, so Dom 19,26 (|| בַּעֲלוֺת הַשָּׁ֑חַר vDom 19,25 followed by עַדהָֿאוֺר, as something later, vDom 19,26); see Rut 3,14 (|| בטרו֯ם יכיר אישׁ את רעהו before men could recognise each other); compare כּוֺכְבֵי בֹקֶר Job 38,7 stars of morning; but also with אוֺר verb 1 Mos 44,3 (J) הבקר אור; with אור noun, באור הבקר Mik 2,1 & especially עד אור הבקר Dom 16,2 (opposed to לילה) so 1 Sam 14,36 also 1 Sam 25,22; 1 Sam 25,34; 1 Sam 25,36; 2 Sam 17,22; 2 Kong 7,9 compare 1 Sam 29,10 (|| וְאוֺר לָכֶם).
\ \ c. of coming of sunrise Dom 9,33; 2 Sam 23,4 (twice in verse); 2 Kong 3,22 compare וערב ׳מוֺצָּאֵי ב Sl 65,9 i.e. places of sunrise and sunset (|| קְצוֺת i.e. ends of earth).
\ \ d. of beginning of day, וְעַדעַֿתָּה ׳מֵאָז הַבּ Rut 2,7 (compare vRut 2,14) see 2 Sam 24,15 (but strike out We Dr); time of prayer, & praise Sl 5,4 (twice in verse) (see Hu) Sl 59,17; Sl 88,14; Sl 92,3 || צהרים noon 1 Kong 18,26; Jer 20,16 of three hours of prayer, ערב ובקר וצהרים Sl 55,18 (compare Dan 6,10; Dan 6,13); compare also with עֶרֶב below
\ \ e. opposed to עֶרֶב 1 Mos 49,27 (poem in J) 2 Mos 16,7; 2 Mos 16,8; 2 Mos 16,12; 2 Mos 16,13; 3 Mos 6,13; 4 Mos 9,21 (all P) 5 Mos 28,67 (twice in verse); 2 Sam 11,14; 1 Kong 17,6; Es 17,14; Sef 3,3; Ezk 24,18 (twice in verse); Ezk 33,22; Dan 8,26; Sl 30,6; Sl 90,5; Sl 90,6; Praed 11,6; 1 Kron 16,40; 2 Kron 2,3; 2 Kron 13,11; 2 Kron 31,3; opposed to בֵּין הערבים 2 Mos 29,39; 2 Mos 29,41; 4 Mos 28,4; 4 Mos 28,8 (all P); especially מןהֿבקר עדהֿערב = all day 2 Mos 18,13 & (without article) v2 Mos 18,14 (both E); מבקר לָעֶרֶב Job 4,20 = between morning and evening; also מֵעֶרֶב עַדבֹּֿקֶר = all night, 2 Mos 27,21 (P) 3 Mos 24,3 (H) 4 Mos 9,21 & ׳בָּעֶרֶב עַדבּֿ 4 Mos 9,15 (both P); note also the formula וַיְהִי ערב ויהי בקר and evening came and then morning 1 Mos 1,5; 1 Mos 1,8; 1 Mos 1,13; 1 Mos 1,19; 1 Mos 1,23; 1 Mos 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 עַד עֶרֶב בֹּקֶר אַלְפַּיִם וּשְׁלשׁ מֵאוֺת, until 2300 evening-mornings, probably = 2300 half-days (Ew Hi Meinh Bev Dr^{Intr. 464}, compare vDan 8,26 & 3 1/2 times (years) Dan 7,25; Dan 12,11 12:17). feminine often (above & elsewhere) with preposition (+ article except Job 7,18); in the morning, בַּבֹּקֶר 1 Mos 19,27 + 110 t., compare also ׳בִּהְיֹת הַבּ 2 Mos 19,16 in (or at) the morning, ׳לַבּ Amos 4,4 + 7 t.; for (against or by) the morning, ׳לַבּ 2 Mos 34,2 compare Sl 130,6 (compare Che^{critical note}); nearly = until (עַדֿ) 2 Mos 34,25; 5 Mos 16,4; Sef 3,3 further ׳בַּבּ ׳בַּבּ morning by morning, every morning 2 Mos 16,21; 2 Mos 30,7; 2 Mos 36,3; 3 Mos 6,5 (all P) 2 Sam 13,4; 1 Kron 23,30; 2 Kron 13,11; Es 28,19; Es 50,4; Ezk 46,13; Ezk 46,14; Ezk 46,15; Sef 3,5 also ׳לַבּ ׳לַבּ, same sense, 1 Kron 9,27 plural לַבְּקָרִים every morning afresh Sl 73,14; Es 33,2 compare Klg 3,23 almost = continually Sl 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 Sl 5,4 (twice in verse); Sl 55,18,
\ \ d. above, & below

2. g. figurative of bright joy after night of distress (poetry) Job 11,17 compare Sl 30,6; Sl 46,6 (׳לִפְנוֺת בּ) Sl 49,15; Sl 59,17; Sl 90,14; Sl 143,8.
\ \ h. in phrases, ׳הִשְׁכִּים בַּבּ (וַיַּשְׁכֵּם etc.) he rose early in the morning 1 Mos 19,27; 1 Mos 20,8; 1 Mos 21,14; 1 Mos 22,3; 1 Mos 26,31; 1 Mos 28,18; 1 Mos 32,1; 2 Mos 8,16; 2 Mos 9,13; 2 Mos 24,4; 2 Mos 34,4; 4 Mos 14,40; Jos 3,1; Jos 6,12; Jos 7,16; Jos 8,10 (all J E) Dom 6,28; Dom 19,5; Dom 19,8; 1 Sam 1,19; 1 Sam 5,4 compare 1 Sam 15,12; 1 Sam 17,20; 1 Sam 29,10 (twice in verse) compare v1 Sam 29,11, 2 Kong 3,22; 2 Kong 19,35 = Es 37,36; 2 Kron 20,20; Job 1,5; Ord 27,14; Es 5,11 (ויקומו etc.) ויקם ׳בַּבּ 1 Mos 24,54; 4 Mos 22,13; 4 Mos 22,21 (all J E) Dom 19,27; Dom 20,19; 2 Sam 24,11; 1 Kong 3,21 ׳אַשְׁמֹרֶת הַבּ morning watch 2 Mos 14,24; 1 Sam 11,11.

2. morrow, next day (compare German Morgen, morgen) without article 2 Mos 16,19; 2 Mos 16,20; 3 Mos 7,15; 3 Mos 22,30 (opposed to הַיּוֺם הַהוּא) 4 Mos 16,5 (|| מָחָר v4 Mos 16,7 v4 Mos 16,16) compare 2 Mos 12,10 (twice in verse); 4 Mos 9,12 with article 2 Mos 16,23; 2 Mos 16,24; 2 Mos 29,34 ׳לַבּ 2 Mos 34,25; 4 Mos 22,41; Sef 3,3 ׳בַּבּ 1 Sam 9,19 (opposed to הַיּוֺם to-day) compare 1 Sam 20,35 to-morrow morning ׳הַבּ Dom 6,31 (Stu); ׳בַּבּ 2 Mos 7,15; Jos 7,14; Est 5,14 definitely מִמָּֽחֳרָת ׳בַּבּ 1 Sam 5,4 ׳מֵהַבּ 2 Sam 2,27 adverb. use in this sense (without preposition or article) 2 Mos 16,7; 4 Mos 16,5.