Bᵉsôwr — H1308

Definition

proper noun

Besor, a stream of Palestine

1. Besor = "cheerful"
2. a stream, torrent-bed, or wadi in extreme south of Judah in Philistia; empties into the Mediterranean Sea

Usually translated as

Besor

Origin

from H1319; cheerful

• Derived from Bâsar (H1319)

Occurrences

Bᵉsôwr occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Samuel (3)

• 1 Samuel 30:9 — So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor (הַבְּשׂ֑וֹר), where those that were left behind stayed.
• 1 Samuel 30:10 — But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor (הַבְּשֽׂוֹר).
• 1 Samuel 30:21 — And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor (הַבְּשׂ֔וֹר): and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them.