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Lexicon :: Strong's H1270 - barzel

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בַּרְזֶל
Transliteration
barzel
Pronunciation
bar-zel'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Perhaps from the root of בִּרְזוֹת (H1269)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 283a

Strong’s Definitions

בַּרְזֶל barzel, bar-zel'; perhaps from the root of H1269; iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement:—(ax) head, iron.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 76x

The KJV translates Strong's H1270 in the following manner: iron (73x), (axe) head (2x), smith (with H2796) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 76x
The KJV translates Strong's H1270 in the following manner: iron (73x), (axe) head (2x), smith (with H2796) (1x).

  1. iron

    1. iron

      1. iron ore

      2. as material of furniture, utensils, implements

  2. tool of iron

  3. harshness, strength, oppression (fig.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בַּרְזֶל barzel, bar-zel'; perhaps from the root of H1269; iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement:—(ax) head, iron.
STRONGS H1270: Abbreviations
† בַּרְזֶל noun masculineDeuteronomy 19:5 iron (with ל afform.; from piercing ? Late Hebrew id., Aramaic id., מַּדְזֶל, Hzrfp, Phoenician ברזל, Assyrian parzillu COTGloss, (Arabic فِرِْزلٌ fetter is loan-word)) — always absolute ב׳ Genesis 4:22 + 74 times (בַּרְזֶל֑ Genesis 4:22 etc.); —
1. iron, literally:
a. iron-ore, stone containing iron, Deuteronomy 8:9; Job 28:2;
b. as raw material (to be worked) Genesis 4:22; 1 Chronicles 22:3, 14, 16; 1 Chronicles 29:2 (twice in verse); 1 Chronicles 29:7; 2 Chronicles 2:6; 2 Chronicles 2:13; 2 Chronicles 24:12; Isaiah 44:12;
c. as article of commerce Ezekiel 27:12, 19;
d. as material of furniture, utensils, implements, etc., עֶרֶשׂ ב׳ Deuteronomy 3:11, רֶכֶב ב׳ Joshua 17:16, 18; Judges 1:19; Judges 4:3, 13, כְּלֵי ב׳ Joshua 6:19, 24 compare 1 Kings 6:7; Numbers 35:16, עֵט־ב׳ Job 19:24 & figurative Jeremiah 17:1, חֲרִצֵי הַבּ׳ 2 Samuel 12:31= 1 Chronicles 20:3, מַגְזְרוֺת הַבּ׳ 2 Samuel 12:31 cutting instrument of iron, see Amos 1:3, כַּבְלֵי ב׳ Psalm 149:8 (|| זִקִּיִם), נֵשֶׁק ב׳ Job 20:24, קַרְנֵי ב׳ 1 Kings 22:11 2 Chronicles 18:10, קִיר ב׳ & מַחֲבַת ב׳ Ezekiel 4:3; בְּרִיחֵי ב׳, i.e. of Babylon, ag. Cyrus Isaiah 45:2; compare 1 Samuel 17:7 & Isaiah 60:17 (twice in verse) (figurative)
2. tool of iron Deuteronomy 27:5; Joshua 8:31; Proverbs 27:17 (twice in verse); Ecclesiastes 10:10; Isaiah 10:34 (metaphor); head of an axe Deuteronomy 19:5; 2 Kings 6:5, 6; so weapon 2 Samuel 23:7; Job 41:19; compare also Numbers 31:22; Joshua 22:8 where iron as spoil of war.
3. iron in figure of unwatered earth Deuteronomy 28:23; of Egyptian bondage, כּוּר הַבּ׳ Deuteronomy 4:20; 1 Kings 8:51; Jeremiah 11:4; of oppression עֹל ב׳ Deuteronomy 28:48; Jeremiah 28:14 compare Jeremiah 28:13; of strength Jeremiah 15:12 (twice in verse); compare מִנְעָלֶיךָ ב׳ Deuteronomy 33:25 & Micah 4:13 קֶרֶן ב׳; of prophet, firm through Yahweh's might, עַמּוּד ב׳ Jeremiah 1:18; of distress, בְּרִיחֵי ב׳ Psalm 107:16 compare Psalm 107:10 of judgments of י׳, & Psalm 105:18; שֵׁבֶט ב׳ Psalm 2:9; of evil-doers, Jeremiah 6:28; Ezekiel 22:18, 20; simile of scorching sky Leviticus 26:19; מְטִיל ב׳ of bones of hippopotamus Job 40:18; גִּיד ב׳ of obstinate neck of Israel Isaiah 48:4.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

4:22; 4:22; 4:22

Leviticus

26:19

Numbers

31:22; 35:16

Deuteronomy

3:11; 4:20; 8:9; 19:5; 19:5; 27:5; 28:23; 28:48; 33:25

Joshua

6:19; 6:24; 8:31; 17:16; 17:18; 22:8

Judges

1:19; 4:3; 4:13

1 Samuel

17:7

2 Samuel

12:31; 12:31; 23:7

1 Kings

6:7; 8:51; 22:11

2 Kings

6:5; 6:6

1 Chronicles

20:3; 22:3; 22:14; 22:16; 29:2; 29:7

2 Chronicles

2:6; 2:13; 18:10; 24:12

Job

19:24; 20:24; 28:2; 40:18; 41:19

Psalms

2:9; 105:18; 107:10; 107:16; 149:8

Proverbs

27:17

Ecclesiastes

10:10

Isaiah

10:34; 44:12; 45:2; 48:4; 60:17

Jeremiah

1:18; 6:28; 11:4; 15:12; 17:1; 28:13; 28:14

Ezekiel

4:3; 22:18; 22:20; 27:12; 27:19

Amos

1:3

Micah

4:13

H1270

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1270 matches the Hebrew בַּרְזֶל (barzel),
which occurs 76 times in 70 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 4:22–Pro 27:17)

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 4:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:22 - Lamech’s other wife, Zillah, gave birth to a son named Tubal-cain. He became an expert in forging tools of bronze and iron. Tubal-cain had a sister named Naamah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:19 - I will break your proud spirit by making the skies as unyielding as iron and the earth as hard as bronze.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:22 - Anything made of gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, or lead—

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 35:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:16 - “But if someone strikes and kills another person with a piece of iron, it is murder, and the murderer must be executed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:11 - (King Og of Bashan was the last survivor of the giant Rephaites. His bed was made of iron and was more than thirteen feet long and six feet wide.[fn] It can still be seen in the Ammonite city of Rabbah.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:20 - Remember that the LORD rescued you from the iron-smelting furnace of Egypt in order to make you his very own people and his special possession, which is what you are today.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:9 - It is a land where food is plentiful and nothing is lacking. It is a land where iron is as common as stone, and copper is abundant in the hills.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 19:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:5 - For example, suppose someone goes into the forest with a neighbor to cut wood. And suppose one of them swings an ax to chop down a tree, and the ax head flies off the handle, killing the other person. In such cases, the slayer may flee to one of the cities of refuge to live in safety.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:5 - “Then build an altar there to the LORD your God, using natural, uncut stones. You must not shape the stones with an iron tool.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:23 - The skies above will be as unyielding as bronze, and the earth beneath will be as hard as iron.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:48

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:48 - you will serve your enemies whom the LORD will send against you. You will be left hungry, thirsty, naked, and lacking in everything. The LORD will put an iron yoke on your neck, oppressing you harshly until he has destroyed you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:25 - May the bolts of your gates be of iron and bronze;
may you be secure all your days.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 6:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:19 - Everything made from silver, gold, bronze, or iron is sacred to the LORD and must be brought into his treasury.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 6:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:24 - Then the Israelites burned the town and everything in it. Only the things made from silver, gold, bronze, or iron were kept for the treasury of the LORD’s house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 8:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:31 - He followed the commands that Moses the LORD’s servant had written in the Book of Instruction: “Make me an altar from stones that are uncut and have not been shaped with iron tools.”[fn] Then on the altar they presented burnt offerings and peace offerings to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 17:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:16 - The descendants of Joseph responded, “It’s true that the hill country is not large enough for us. But all the Canaanites in the lowlands have iron chariots, both those in Beth-shan and its surrounding settlements and those in the valley of Jezreel. They are too strong for us.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 17:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:18 - The forests of the hill country will be yours as well. Clear as much of the land as you wish, and take possession of its farthest corners. And you will drive out the Canaanites from the valleys, too, even though they are strong and have iron chariots.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 22:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:8 - he said to them, “Go back to your homes with the great wealth you have taken from your enemies—the vast herds of livestock, the silver, gold, bronze, and iron, and the large supply of clothing. Share the plunder with your relatives.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:19 - The LORD was with the people of Judah, and they took possession of the hill country. But they failed to drive out the people living in the plains, who had iron chariots.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:3 - Sisera, who had 900 iron chariots, ruthlessly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years. Then the people of Israel cried out to the LORD for help.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:13 - he called for all 900 of his iron chariots and all of his warriors, and they marched from Harosheth-haggoyim to the Kishon River.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:7 - The shaft of his spear was as heavy and thick as a weaver’s beam, tipped with an iron spearhead that weighed 15 pounds.[fn] His armor bearer walked ahead of him carrying a shield.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:31

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:31 - He also made slaves of the people of Rabbah and forced them to labor with[fn] saws, iron picks, and iron axes, and to work in the brick kilns.[fn] That is how he dealt with the people of all the Ammonite towns. Then David and all the army returned to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:7 - One must use iron tools to chop them down;
they will be totally consumed by fire.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:7 - The stones used in the construction of the Temple were finished at the quarry, so there was no sound of hammer, ax, or any other iron tool at the building site.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:51

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:51 - for they are your people—your special possession—whom you brought out of the iron-smelting furnace of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:11 - One of them, Zedekiah son of Kenaanah, made some iron horns and proclaimed, “This is what the LORD says: With these horns you will gore the Arameans to death!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 6:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:5 - But as one of them was cutting a tree, his ax head fell into the river. “Oh, sir!” he cried. “It was a borrowed ax!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 6:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:6 - “Where did it fall?” the man of God asked. When he showed him the place, Elisha cut a stick and threw it into the water at that spot. Then the ax head floated to the surface.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 20:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 20:3 - He also made slaves of the people of Rabbah and forced them to labor with saws, iron picks, and iron axes.[fn] That is how David dealt with the people of all the Ammonite towns. Then David and all the army returned to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 22:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:3 - David provided large amounts of iron for the nails that would be needed for the doors in the gates and for the clamps, and he gave more bronze than could be weighed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 22:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:14 - “I have worked hard to provide materials for building the Temple of the LORD—nearly 4,000 tons of gold, 40,000 tons of silver,[fn] and so much iron and bronze that it cannot be weighed. I have also gathered timber and stone for the walls, though you may need to add more.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 22:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:16 - You have expert goldsmiths and silversmiths and workers of bronze and iron. Now begin the work, and may the LORD be with you!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 29:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:2 - Using every resource at my command, I have gathered as much as I could for building the Temple of my God. Now there is enough gold, silver, bronze, iron, and wood, as well as great quantities of onyx, other precious stones, costly jewels, and all kinds of fine stone and marble.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 29:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:7 - For the construction of the Temple of God, they gave about 188 tons of gold,[fn] 10,000 gold coins,[fn] 375 tons of silver,[fn] 675 tons of bronze,[fn] and 3,750 tons of iron.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:7 - “So send me a master craftsman who can work with gold, silver, bronze, and iron, as well as with purple, scarlet, and blue cloth. He must be a skilled engraver who can work with the craftsmen of Judah and Jerusalem who were selected by my father, David.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:14 - His mother is from the tribe of Dan in Israel, and his father is from Tyre. He is skillful at making things from gold, silver, bronze, and iron, and he also works with stone and wood. He can work with purple, blue, and scarlet cloth and fine linen. He is also an engraver and can follow any design given to him. He will work with your craftsmen and those appointed by my lord David, your father.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 18:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:10 - One of them, Zedekiah son of Kenaanah, made some iron horns and proclaimed, “This is what the LORD says: With these horns you will gore the Arameans to death!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 24:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:12 - The king and Jehoiada gave the money to the construction supervisors, who hired masons and carpenters to restore the Temple of the LORD. They also hired metalworkers, who made articles of iron and bronze for the LORD’s Temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 19:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:24 - carved with an iron chisel and filled with lead,
engraved forever in the rock.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:24 - When they try to escape an iron weapon,
a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:2 - They know where to dig iron from the earth
and how to smelt copper from rock.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 40:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:18 - Its bones are tubes of bronze.
Its limbs are bars of iron.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:27 - Iron is nothing but straw to that creature,
and bronze is like rotten wood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:9 - You will break[fn] them with an iron rod
and smash them like clay pots.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:18 - They bruised his feet with fetters
and placed his neck in an iron collar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:10 - Some sat in darkness and deepest gloom,
imprisoned in iron chains of misery.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:16 - For he broke down their prison gates of bronze;
he cut apart their bars of iron.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 149:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 149:8 - to bind their kings with shackles
and their leaders with iron chains,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:17 - As iron sharpens iron,
so a friend sharpens a friend.

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