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bōxīm בֹּכִים ‘Bochim’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: plural active participle of bāxā בָּכָה ‘to weep’
Roots: בכה

bōxīm pr n loc
Bochim = "weeping"
1) a place near Gilgal (or Bethel), where sons of Israel wept

Mentioned in Judges 2:1, 2:5

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