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Lexicon :: Strong's H1287 - bōrîṯ

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בֹּרִית
Transliteration
bōrîṯ
Pronunciation
bo-reeth'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 288e

Strong’s Definitions

בֹּרִית bôrîyth, bo-reeth'; feminine of H1253; vegetable alkali:—sope.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's H1287 in the following manner: soap (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's H1287 in the following manner: soap (2x).
  1. lye, potash, soap, alkali (used in washing)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בֹּרִית bôrîyth, bo-reeth'; feminine of H1253; vegetable alkali:—sope.
STRONGS H1287: Abbreviations
בֹּרִית noun feminine lye, alkali, potash, soap, used in washing Jeremiah 2:22; Malachi 3:2.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Jeremiah

2:22

Malachi

3:2

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1287 matches the Hebrew בֹּרִית (bōrîṯ),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:22 - Though you wash yourself with lye
and use much soap,
the stain of your guilt is still before me,
declares the Lord GOD.
Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:2 - But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner’s fire and like fullers’ soap.
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