H1319
בָּשַׂר
to bear tidings
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
Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry
[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.) DlPr 170, Sabean תבשר DHMMV, also בשר proper name, of deity, DHMZMG 1883, 358, CISiv. 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).
15 occurrences
I Samuel (2), II Samuel (5), I Chronicles (2), Psalms (1), Isaiah (4), Jeremiah (1)