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Lexicon :: Strong's H1305 - bārar

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בָּרַר

Transliteration

bārar

Pronunciation

baw-rar'

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Part of Speech

verb

Root Word (Etymology)

A primitive root

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TWOT Reference: 288

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Strong’s Definitions

בָּרַר bârar, baw-rar'; a primitive root; to clarify (i.e. brighten), examine, select:—make bright, choice, chosen, cleanse (be clean), clearly, polished, (shew self) pure(-ify), purge (out).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x

The KJV translates Strong's H1305 in the following manner: pure (5x), choice (2x), chosen (2x), clean (2x), clearly (1x), manifest (1x), bright (1x), purge out (1x), polished (1x), purge (1x), purified (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

to purify, select, polish, choose, purge, cleanse or make bright, test or prove
1. (Qal)
  1. to purge, purge out, purify
  2. to choose, select
  3. to cleanse, make shining, polish
  4. to test, prove
2. (Niphal) to purify oneself
3. (Piel) to purify
4. (Hiphil)
  1. to purify
  2. to polish arrows
5. (Hithpael)
  1. to purify oneself
  2. to show oneself pure, just, kind

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H1305: Abbreviations

† [בָּרַר] verb purify, select (compare Assyrian barâru, be shining, in derivatives Zim^{BP 46. 73} Belser^{BAS ii. 154}; Arabic بِرًّ pious, kind, true; بَرَّ he was pious, good, virtuous, honest) —
Qal Perfect בָּרוֺתִי Ezekiel 20:38; Infinitive suffix לְבָרָם Ecclesiastes 3:18, Ges^{§ 67 R, 3}; compare לָבוּר Ecclesiastes 9:1 (si vera lectio) as metaplastic form, but on text see H952 בּוּר above; Participle passive masculine בָּרוּר Job 33:3 + 4 times; feminine בְּרוּרָה Nehemiah 5:18; Zephaniah 3:9; —

1. purge out, purify: וּבָרוֺתִי מִכֶּם הַמֹּרְדִים and I will purge out from among you the rebels Ezekiel 20:38; שָׂפָה בְּרוּרָה a purified lip Zephaniah 3:9; בָּרוּר מִלֵּל֑וּ utter in a pure, sincere manner Job 33:3.

2. choose, select, only Participle and in Chronicler: chosen, valiant men 1 Chronicles 7:40; porters 1 Chronicles 9:22; musicians 1 Chronicles 16:41; sheep Nehemiah 5:18.

3. cleanse, make shining, polish, passive participle חֵץ בָּרוּר polished arrow Isaiah 49:2 (compare De & Jeremiah 51:11 below)

4. test, prove Ecclesiastes 3:18 לְבָרָם הָאֱלֹהִים that God may prove them (RV); — on Ecclesiastes 9:1 see H952 בּוּר.

Niph. הִבָּרוּ Isaiah 52:11; Participle נָבָר 2 Samuel 22:27 (= Psalm 18:27); — purify oneself:

a. ceremonially, the bearers of the sacred vessels Isaiah 52:11.

b. morally 2 Samuel 22:27 = Psalm 18:27.

Pi. Infinitive לְבָרֵר Daniel 11:35 purify (|| לִצְרוֺף, לַלְבֵּן).
Hiph.

1. Infinitive לְהָבַר Jeremiah 4:11 purify, cleanse.

2. Imperative הָבֵרוּ הַחִצִּים Jeremiah 51:11 polish arrows (see 3 above).

Hithp.

1. Imperfect יִתְבָּרֲרוּ Daniel 12:10 purify oneself.

2. תִּתְבָּרַר Psalm 18:27 = תִּתָּבָר 2 Samuel 22:27 shew oneself pure, just, kind.

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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Samuel

22:27; 22:27; 22:27

1 Chronicles

7:40; 9:22; 16:41

Nehemiah

5:18; 5:18

Job

33:3; 33:3

Psalms

18:27; 18:27; 18:27

Ecclesiastes

3:18; 3:18; 9:1; 9:1

Isaiah

49:2; 52:11; 52:11

Jeremiah

4:11; 51:11; 51:11

Ezekiel

20:38; 20:38

Daniel

11:35; 12:10

Zephaniah

3:9; 3:9

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Strong's Number H1305 matches the Hebrew בָּרַר (bārar),
which occurs 18 times in 16 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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2Sa 22:27 - καὶ μετὰ ἐκλεκτοῦ ἐκλεκτὸς ἔσῃ καὶ μετὰ στρεβλοῦ στρεβλωθήσῃ

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Job 33:3 - καθαρά μου ἡ καρδία ῥήμασιν σύνεσις δὲ χειλέων μου καθαρὰ νοήσει

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