בְּשׂוֹרְתָּא, Targ. Job III, 26 (in an evil sense). Targ. II Sam. XVIII, 22; a. e.—R. Hash. 19ᵃ; Taan. 18ᵃ (quot. fr. Meg. Taan. ch. XII) אתת ב׳ טבתא good news came. Lam. R. to I, 5 ט׳ איתבשרת ב׳ thou hast received good tidings. Gen. R. s. 81 (in Hebr. phraseol.) ב׳ שמתה אמו the news that his mother died; v. preced.—Pl. בְּשׁוֹרָן, בְּסוֹ׳. Targ. Y. II, Gen. XLIX, 21.