בָּשַׂר
basar (bāśar)
/baw-SAR/
“to bring good news, herald tidings, proclaim”
To announce good tidings, herald glad news of victory and redemption; theological root of New Testament euangelion / gospel ('How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good tidings', Isaiah 52:7).
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
Primitive root.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
publishbear tidingspreachgood tidings
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
H1319 בָּשַׂר to bring good news, herald tidings, proclaim G2097 εὐαγγελίζω to bring or announce glad tidings, to be proclaimed as glad tidings, to have glad tidings proclaimed
LXX conceptual translation: בָּשַׂר (to bring good news, herald tidings, proclaim) -> εὐαγγελίζω (to bring or announce glad tidings, to be proclaimed as glad tidings, to have glad tidings proclaimed)
Key Biblical Occurrences (8)
Foundational passages where בָּשַׂר (basar) carries significant theological or narrative weight.