bāxā בָּכָה ‘to weep’ (Hebrew)

Etymology^?: a primitive root

bāxā v
1) to weep, bewail, cry, shed tears
 1a) (Qal)
  1a1) to weep (in grief, humiliation, or joy)
  1a2) to weep bitterly (with cognate acc.)
  1a3) to weep upon (embrace and weep)
  1a4) to bewail
 1b) (Piel) participle
  1b1) lamenting
  1b2) bewailing