1155. boser
Berean Strong's Lexicon
boser: Unripe fruit, sour grapes

Original Word: בֹּסֶר
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: boser
Pronunciation: BO-ser
Phonetic Spelling: (bo'ser)
Definition: Unripe fruit, sour grapes
Meaning: an immature grape

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be sour or unripe.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "boser," the concept of unripe or sour fruit can be related to Greek terms like "ὄμφαξ" (omphax), which also refers to unripe grapes.

Usage: The term "boser" refers to unripe or sour grapes. It is used metaphorically in the Hebrew Bible to describe something that is premature, incomplete, or unsatisfactory. The imagery of unripe fruit often conveys disappointment or the failure to achieve the expected outcome.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, agriculture was a central part of daily life, and vineyards were common. Grapes were a significant crop, used for eating, making wine, and other products. The process of grape cultivation required patience and care, as harvesting too early would result in sour, unripe fruit. Thus, "boser" symbolized the importance of timing and maturity in agricultural practices, which extended metaphorically to spiritual and moral lessons.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
unripe or sour grapes
NASB Translation
grape (1), sour grapes (3), unripe grape (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
בֹּ֫סֶר noun masculineIsaiah 18:5 unripe or sour grapes collective (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic בּוּסְרָא, (PS; syllable uncertain [Nes, privately]; Polyglotts and Castell have ); Arabic unripe dates) — בֹּסֶר Isaiah 18:5 3t. בִּסְרוֺ Job 15:33; — unripe grapes Isaiah 18:5; Job 15:33; sour g. Jeremiah 31:29,30; Ezekiel 18:2.

בעד (Arabic , be remote, distant, Qor 9:42, distant; Ethiopic to change, Psalm 33 title, different, distinct, another).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
sour grape

From the same as becer -- sour grape.

see HEBREW becer

Forms and Transliterations
בֹ֑סֶר בֹ֔סֶר בסר הַבֹּ֖סֶר הבסר וּבֹ֥סֶר ובסר ḇō·ser ḇōser hab·bō·ser habBoser habbōser ū·ḇō·ser ūḇōser uVoser Voser
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Englishman's Concordance
Isaiah 18:5
HEB: כְּתָם־ פֶּ֔רַח וּבֹ֥סֶר גֹּמֵ֖ל יִֽהְיֶ֣ה
NAS: a ripening grape, Then He will cut off
KJV: is perfect, and the sour grape is ripening
INT: blossoms as the bud grape A ripening becomes

Jeremiah 31:29
HEB: אָב֖וֹת אָ֣כְלוּ בֹ֑סֶר וְשִׁנֵּ֥י בָנִ֖ים
NAS: have eaten sour grapes, And the children's
KJV: have eaten a sour grape, and the children's
INT: the fathers have eaten sour teeth and the children's

Jeremiah 31:30
HEB: הָֽאָדָ֛ם הָאֹכֵ֥ל הַבֹּ֖סֶר תִּקְהֶ֥ינָה שִׁנָּֽיו׃
NAS: who eats the sour grapes, his teeth
KJV: that eateth the sour grape, his teeth
INT: man eats the sour will be set his teeth

Ezekiel 18:2
HEB: אָבוֹת֙ יֹ֣אכְלוּ בֹ֔סֶר וְשִׁנֵּ֥י הַבָּנִ֖ים
NAS: eat the sour grapes, But the children's
KJV: have eaten sour grapes, and the children's
INT: the fathers eat the sour teeth the children's

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1155
4 Occurrences


hab·bō·ser — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇō·ser — 1 Occ.
ḇō·ser — 2 Occ.
















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