Lexical Definition

‎בָּשַׂר‎ bâsar (baw-sar') to bear tidings ^H:V
a primitive root

messenger, preach, publish, shew forth, (bear, bring, carry, preach, good, tell good) tidings.

• properly, to be fresh, i.e. full (rosy, (figuratively) cheerful)
• to announce (glad news)

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

See Greek: ἀναγγέλλω · εὐαγγελίζω

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎בָּשַׂר‎] verb bear tidings (√ rub smooth the face; compare Arabic remove the face of surface of a thing, compare Arabic be glad, joyful; he rejoiced him with the message of the birth of a son; Ethiopic bring a joyful message, so Assyrian bussuru (Pa.) Dl^{Pr 170}, Sabean ‎תבשר‎ DHM^MV, also ‎בשר‎ proper name, of deity, DHM^{ZMG 1883, 358}, CIS^{iv. 1, 41, 1. 3}) —

Pi`el Perfect ‎בִּשַּׂר‎ Jer 20:15 + 2 t.; Imperfect ‎תְּבַשֵּׂר‎ 2Sam 18:20 + 4 t.; ‎אֲבַשְּׂרָה‎ 2Sam 18:19 Imperative ‎בַּשְּׂרוּ‎ 1Chr 16:23 = Ps 96:2 infinitive ‎לְבַשֵּׂר‎ 1Sam 31:9 + 2 t.; Participle ‎מְבַשֵּׂר‎ Isa 41:27 + 6 t.; feminine ‎מְבַשֶּׂרֶת‎ Isa 40:9 (twice in verse); plural ‎מְבַשְּׂרוֺת‎ Ps 68:12* —

1. gladden with good tidings: birth of a son Jer 20:15 victory 1Sam 31:9; 2Sam 1:20; 1Chr 10:9; Ps 68:12* ‎היה כמבשׂר בעיניו‎ he was in his eyes as a bearer of good tidings 2Sam 4:10.

2. bear tidings 2Sam 18:19; 2Sam 18:20 (twice in verse); 2Sam 18:26 even of evil 1Sam 4:17, and so with accusative ‎בשׂר טוב‎ 1Kgs 1:42.

3. herald as glad tidings: the salvation of God, peach (chiefly exilic usage) the advent of ‎׳‎‎י‎ in salvation Nah 2:1*; Isa 40:9 (twice in verse); Isa 41:27; Isa 52:7 (twice in verse); the praises of Yahweh Isa 60:6 His righteousness in the great congregation Ps 40:10* His salvation daily Ps 96:2 = 1Chr 16:23 the Messianic servant preaches good tidings to the meek Isa 61:1. Hithpa`el Imperfect ‎יִתְבַּשֵּׂר‎ 2Sam 18:31 receive good tidings (so Kirkp. Klo; compare Arabic IV. X; otherwise AV).

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