בִּקֹּרֶת (biqqōret) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning punishment. It appears
1 time
in 1 book of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H1244).
Also rendered
scourging
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 274e)
Range of meaning (TWOT 274e)punishment; examination; scourged
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
בִּקֹּ֫רֶתnoun, feminine: punishment
punishment after examination (inquisition)
Strong's H1244בִּקֹּרֶת: properly, examination, i.e. (by implication) punishment KJV:scourged.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 274: בָּקַרbāqar — inquire, seek; plough, break, inspect, admire, care for, consider; inquiry, search, seek out