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Lexicon :: Strong's H1254 - bārā'

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בָּרָא
Transliteration
bārā'
Pronunciation
baw-raw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 278

Strong’s Definitions

בָּרָא bârâʼ, baw-raw'; a primitive root; (absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes):—choose, create (creator), cut down, dispatch, do, make (fat).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 54x

The KJV translates Strong's H1254 in the following manner: create (42x), creator (3x), choose (2x), make (2x), cut down (2x), dispatch (1x), done (1x), make fat (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 54x
The KJV translates Strong's H1254 in the following manner: create (42x), creator (3x), choose (2x), make (2x), cut down (2x), dispatch (1x), done (1x), make fat (1x).

  1. to create, shape, form

    1. (Qal) to shape, fashion, create (always with God as subject)

      1. of heaven and earth

      2. of individual man

      3. of new conditions and circumstances

      4. of transformations

    2. (Niphal) to be created

      1. of heaven and earth

      2. of birth

      3. of something new

      4. of miracles

    3. (Piel)

      1. to cut down

      2. to cut out

  2. to be fat

    1. (Hiphil) to make yourselves fat

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בָּרָא bârâʼ, baw-raw'; a primitive root; (absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes):—choose, create (creator), cut down, dispatch, do, make (fat).
STRONGS H1254: Abbreviations
† I. בָּרָא 53 verb shape, create (compare Arabic بَرِئَ probably loan-word, form, fashion by cutting, shape out, pare a reed for writing, a stick for an arrow, but also بَرِأَ, create; Phoenician הברא CISi. 347 incisor, a trade involving cutting; Assyrian barû, make, create, COTGloss & Hpt KAT2 Gloss 1 but dubious; Sabean ברא found, build, DHMZMG 1883, 413, synonym בנה; BaZA. 1888, 58, compare Assyrian banû, create, beget, with change of liquid; Aramaic בְּרָא, axrb, create) —
Qal Perfect Genesis 1:1 + 19 times; Imperfect יִבְרָא Genesis 1:21, 27; Numbers 16:30; Infinitive בְּראֹ Genesis 5:1; Imperative בְּרָא Psalm 51:12; Participle בּוֺרֵא Isaiah 42:5 + 10 times; suffix בֹּרַאֲךָ Isaiah 43:1; בּוֺרְאֶיךָ Ecclesiastes 12:1; — shape, fashion, create, always of divine activity, with accusative of thing, seldom except in P and Isa2.
1. object heaven and earth Genesis 1:1; Genesis 2:3 (P) Isaiah 45:18 (twice in verse); mankind Genesis 1:27 (3 times in verse); Genesis 5:1, 2(P) Genesis 6:7 (J) Deuteronomy 4:32; Psalm 89:48; Isaiah 45:12; the host of heaven Isaiah 40:26; heavens Isaiah 42:5; ends of the earth Isaiah 40:28; north and south Psalm 89:13; wind Amos 4:13; the תנינים Genesis 1:21 (P).
2. the individual man Malachi 2:10 (|| father) Ecclesiastes 12:1; the smith and the waster Isaiah 54:16 (twice in verse); Israel as a nation Isaiah 43:15; Jacob Isaiah 43:1; the seed of Israel Isaiah 43:7.
3. new conditions and circumstances: righteousness and salvation Isaiah 45:8; darkness and evil Isaiah 45:7; fruit of the lips Isaiah 57:19; a new thing חֲדָשָׁה (a woman encompassing a man) Jeremiah 31:22; בְּרִיאָה (swallowing up the Korahites) Numbers 16:30 (J); cloud and flame over Zion Isaiah 4:5.
4. of transformations: a clean heart Psalm 51:12 [Psalm 51:10] (|| חִדֵּשׁ); new heaven and earth Isaiah 65:17 (in place of old); transformation of nature Isaiah 41:20; with double accusative בורא ירושׁלם גילה transform Jerusalem into rejoicing Isaiah 65:18.
Niph. Perfect 2nd person feminine singular נִבְרֵאתְ Ezekiel 21:35; 3rd person plural נִבְרְאוּ Exodus 34:10 + 2 times; Imperfect יִבָּרֵא֑וּן Psalm 104:30; Infinitive suffix הִבָּרַאֲךָ Ezekiel 28:13; הִבָּֽרְאָךְ Ezekiel 28:15; הִבָּֽרְאָם Genesis 2:4; Genesis 5:2; Participle נִבְרָא Psalm 102:19; — Pass.
1. be created: heaven and earth Genesis 2:4 (P); creatures Psalm 104:30; mankind Genesis 5:2 (P); heavens Psalm 148:5.
2. with reference to birth: במקום אשׁר נבראת in the place where thou wast created (i.e. native land) Ezekiel 21:35; יום הבראך day when thou wast created (king of Tyre) Ezekiel 28:13, 15 (compare היום ילדתיך Psalm 2:7); עַם נִבְרָא Psalm 102:19 (|| עַם נוֺלָד Psalm 22:32).
3. of something new, astonishing: miracles Exodus 34:10 (J); new things, חדשׁות Isaiah 48:6.
Pi. Perfect בֵּרֵאתָ Joshua 17:15; בֵּרֵאתוֺ Joshua 17:18; Infinitive absolute בָּרֵא Ezekiel 21:24 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 23:47; —
1. cut down: a forest Joshua 17:15, 18 (J); וּבָרֵא אוֺתְהֶן בְּחַרְבוֺתָם Ezekiel 23:47.
2. cut out: יָד hand, as an index Ezekiel 21:24 (twice in verse).

† II. [בָּרָא] verb be fat (Arabic بَرِئَ be free of a thing, sound, healthy; see מרא) —
Hiph. Infinitive לְהַבְרִיאֲכֶם 1 Samuel 2:29 to make yourselves fat.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

1:1; 1:1; 1:21; 1:21; 1:27; 1:27; 2:3; 2:4; 2:4; 5:1; 5:1; 5:2; 5:2; 5:2; 6:7

Exodus

34:10; 34:10

Numbers

16:30; 16:30

Deuteronomy

4:32

Joshua

17:15; 17:15; 17:18; 17:18

1 Samuel

2:29

Psalms

2:7; 51:10; 51:12; 89:13; 89:48; 102:19; 102:19; 104:30; 104:30; 148:5

Ecclesiastes

12:1; 12:1

Isaiah

4:5; 40:26; 40:28; 41:20; 42:5; 42:5; 43:1; 43:1; 43:7; 43:15; 45:7; 45:8; 45:12; 45:18; 48:6; 54:16; 57:19; 65:17; 65:18

Jeremiah

31:22

Ezekiel

21:24; 21:24; 23:47; 23:47; 28:13; 28:13; 28:15; 28:15

Amos

4:13

Malachi

2:10

H1254

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Strong's Number H1254 matches the Hebrew בָּרָא (bārā'),
which occurs 54 times in 46 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:1 - In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:21 - God created the great sea creatures and every living and moving thing with which the water swarmed, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. God saw that it was good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:27 - God created humankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them, male and female he created them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:3 - God blessed the seventh day and made it holy because on it he ceased all the work that he had been doing in creation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:4 - This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created - when the LORD God made the earth and heavens.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 5:1 - This is the record of the family line of Adam. When God created humankind, he made them in the likeness of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 5:2 - He created them male and female; when they were created, he blessed them and named them "humankind."

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:7 - So the LORD said, "I will wipe humankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth - everything from humankind to animals, including creatures that move on the ground and birds of the air, for I regret that I have made them."

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:10 - He said, "See, I am going to make a covenant before all your people. I will do wonders such as have not been done in all the earth, nor in any nation. All the people among whom you live will see the work of the LORD, for it is a fearful thing that I am doing with you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 16:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:30 - But if the LORD does something entirely new, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them up along with all that they have, and they go down alive to the grave, then you will know that these men have despised the LORD!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:32

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:32 - Indeed, ask about the distant past, starting from the day God created humankind on the earth, and ask from one end of heaven to the other, whether there has ever been such a great thing as this, or even a rumor of it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 17:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:15 - Joshua replied to them, "Since you have so many people, go up into the forest and clear out a place to live in the land of the Perizzites and Rephaites, for the hill country of Ephraim is too small for you."

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:18 - The whole hill country will be yours; though it is a forest, you can clear it and it will be entirely yours. You can conquer the Canaanites, though they have chariots with iron-rimmed wheels and are strong."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:29 - Why are you scorning my sacrifice and my offering that I commanded for my dwelling place? You have honored your sons more than you have me by having made yourselves fat from the best parts of all the offerings of my people Israel.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 51:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:10 - Create for me a pure heart, O God! Renew a resolute spirit within me!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:12 - You created the north and the south. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:47

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:47 - Take note of my brief lifespan! Why do you make all people so mortal?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:18 - The account of his intervention will be recorded for future generations; people yet to be born will praise the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:30 - When you send your life-giving breath, they are created, and you replenish the surface of the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 148:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:5 - Let them praise the name of the LORD, for he gave the command and they came into existence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 12:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:1 - So remember your Creator in the days of your youth - before the difficult days come, and the years draw near when you will say, "I have no pleasure in them";

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 4:5 - Then the LORD will create over all of Mount Zion and over its convocations a cloud and smoke by day and a bright flame of fire by night; indeed a canopy will accompany the LORD's glorious presence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:26

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:26 - Look up at the sky! Who created all these heavenly lights? He is the one who leads out their ranks; he calls them all by name. Because of his absolute power and awesome strength, not one of them is missing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:28

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:28 - Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is an eternal God, the creator of the whole earth. He does not get tired or weary; there is no limit to his wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:20 - I will do this so people will observe and recognize, so they will pay attention and understand that the LORD's power has accomplished this, and that the Holy One of Israel has brought it into being."

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:5 - This is what the true God, the LORD, says - the one who created the sky and stretched it out, the one who fashioned the earth and everything that lives on it, the one who gives breath to the people on it, and life to those who live on it:

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:1 - Now, this is what the LORD says, the one who created you, O Jacob, and formed you, O Israel: "Don't be afraid, for I will protect you. I call you by name, you are mine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 43:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:7 - everyone who belongs to me, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed - yes, whom I made!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 43:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:15 - I am the LORD, your Holy One, the one who created Israel, your king."

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 45:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:7 - I am the one who forms light and creates darkness; the one who brings about peace and creates calamity. I am the LORD, who accomplishes all these things.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 45:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:8 - O sky, rain down from above! Let the clouds send down showers of deliverance! Let the earth absorb it so salvation may grow, and deliverance may sprout up along with it. I, the LORD, create it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 45:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:12 - I made the earth, I created the people who live on it. It was me - my hands stretched out the sky, I give orders to all the heavenly lights.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 45:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:18 - For this is what the LORD says, the one who created the sky - he is the true God, the one who formed the earth and made it; he established it, he did not create it without order, he formed it to be inhabited - "I am the LORD, I have no peer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 48:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:7 - Now they come into being, not in the past; before today you did not hear about them, so you could not say, 'Yes, I know about them.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 54:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:16 - Look, I create the craftsman, who fans the coals into a fire and forges a weapon. I create the destroyer so he might devastate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 57:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:19 - I am the one who gives them reason to celebrate. Complete prosperity is available both to those who are far away and those who are nearby," says the LORD, "and I will heal them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 65:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:17 - For look, I am ready to create new heavens and a new earth! The former ones will not be remembered; no one will think about them anymore.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 65:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:18 - But be happy and rejoice forevermore over what I am about to create! For look, I am ready to create Jerusalem to be a source of joy, and her people to be a source of happiness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:22 - How long will you vacillate, you who were once like an unfaithful daughter? For I, the LORD, promise to bring about something new on the earth, something as unique as a woman protecting a man!'"

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:19 - "You, son of man, mark out two routes for the king of Babylon's sword to take; both of them will originate in a single land. Make a signpost and put it at the beginning of the road leading to the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:30

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:30 - Return it to its sheath! In the place where you were created, in your native land, I will judge you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:47

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:47 - That army will pelt them with stones and slash them with their swords; they will kill their sons and daughters and burn their houses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 28:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:13 - You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every precious stone was your covering, the ruby, topaz, and emerald, the chrysolite, onyx, and jasper, the sapphire, turquoise, and beryl; your settings and mounts were made of gold. On the day you were created they were prepared.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 28:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:15 - You were blameless in your behavior from the day you were created, until sin was discovered in you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 4:13 - For here he is! He formed the mountains and created the wind. He reveals his plans to men. He turns the dawn into darkness and marches on the heights of the earth. The LORD, the God who commands armies, is his name!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 2:10 - Do we not all have one father? Did not one God create us? Why do we betray one another, in this way making light of the covenant of our ancestors?
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