Strong's Definition
from 1058, weeping; Baca, a valley in Palestine
KJV Usage: Baca
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
בָּכָא (ba.kah) — (Tophet of) Baca. Baca = "weeping" a valley in Palestine Combined with to.phet (תֹּ֫פֶת "Topheth" H8612)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · בכה
Trees
balsam tree, aspen tree, poplar meaning unsure: = a kind of tree
Names of Locations
Collocation: עֵמֶק הַבָּכָא
Valley of Baca = unknown location; ≈ the name may reflect the "weeping (= dripping)" of balsam trees
1 2SA 5:23 · 2SA 5:24 · 1CH 14:14 · 1CH 14:15 RSV NIV NJB GNT CEV "balsam trees" | NJPS "baca trees" | REB "aspens" 2 PSA 84:7 RSV NIV NJPS NRSV GNT "valley of Baca" | NJB "Valley of the Balsam" | REB "waterless valley" CEV "Dry Valley"
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
בָּכָא n.[m.] balsam-tree base