Limitless Word
בְּשׂוֹרָהbᵉsôwrâh/bes-o-raw'/
HebrewH13096 occurrences (KJV)

glad tidings; by implication, reward forgood news

KJV renders it: reward for tidings.

Where it appears

  • 2 Sam 4:10when someone told me, ‘Behold, Saul is dead,’ thinking that he brought good news, I seized him and killed him in Ziklag, which was the reward I gave him for his news.
  • 2 Sam 18:20Joab said to him, “You must not be the bearer of news today, but you must carry news another day. But today you must carry no news, because the king’s son is dead.”
  • 2 Sam 18:22Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said yet again to Joab, “But come what may, please let me also run after the Cushite.” Joab said, “Why do you want to run, my son, since that you will have no reward for the news?”
  • 2 Sam 18:25The watchman cried, and told the king. The king said, “If he is alone, there is news in his mouth.” He came closer and closer.
  • 2 Sam 18:27The watchman said, “I think the running of the first one is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok.” The king said, “He is a good man, and comes with good news.”
  • 2 Kgs 7:9Then they said to one another, “We aren’t doing right. Today is a day of good news, and we keep silent. If we wait until the morning light, punishment will overtake us. Now therefore come, let’s go and tell the king’s household.”

Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.