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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

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
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).

  1. 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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
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).
STRONGS H1305: Abbreviations
† [בָּרַר] verb purify, select (compare Assyrian barâru, be shining, in derivatives ZimBP 46. 73 BelserBAS 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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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

H1305

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:27 - With the pure H1305 You show H1305 Yourself pure, H1305
And with the perverted You show Yourself [fn]astute.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 7:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:40 - All these were the sons of Asher, heads of the fathers’ houses, choice H1305 and mighty men of valor, heads of the princes. And the number of them enrolled by genealogy for service in war was 26,000 men.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 9:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:22 - All these who were chosen H1305 to be gatekeepers at the thresholds were 212. These were enrolled by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer appointed in their office of trust.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 16:41

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:41 - With them were Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest who were chosen, H1305 who were designated by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because His lovingkindness is everlasting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:18 - Now that which was prepared for each day was one ox and six choice H1305 sheep, also birds were prepared for me; and once in ten days all sorts of wine were furnished in abundance. Yet for all this I did not demand the governor’s food allowance, because the servitude was heavy on this people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:3 - “My words are from the uprightness of my heart,
And my lips speak knowledge sincerely. H1305

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:26 - With the pure H1305 You show H1305 Yourself pure, H1305
And with the crooked You show Yourself [fn]astute.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:18 - I said [fn]to myself concerning the sons of men, “God has surely tested H1305 them in order for them to see that they are but beasts.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:2 - He has made My mouth like a sharp sword,
In the shadow of His hand He has concealed Me;
And He has also made Me a [fn]select H1305 arrow,
He has hidden Me in His quiver.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 52:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 52:11 - Depart, depart, go out from there,
Touch nothing unclean;
Go out of the midst of her, purify H1305 yourselves,
You who carry the vessels of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:11 - In that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, “A scorching wind from the bare heights in the wilderness in the direction of the daughter of My people—not to winnow and not to cleanse, H1305

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:11 - Sharpen H1305 the arrows, fill the quivers!
The LORD has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes,
Because His purpose is against Babylon to destroy it;
For it is the vengeance of the LORD, vengeance for His temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:38

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:38 - and I will purge H1305 from you the rebels and those who transgress against Me; I will bring them out of the land where they sojourn, but they will not enter the [fn]land of Israel. Thus you will know that I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:35

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:35 - “Some of [fn]those who have insight will fall, in order to refine, purge H1305 and make them [fn]pure until the end time; because it is still to come at the appointed time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:10 - “Many will be purged, H1305 [fn]purified and refined, but the wicked will act wickedly; and none of the wicked will understand, but [fn]those who have insight will understand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:9 - “For then I will [fn]give to the peoples purified H1305 lips,
That all of them may call on the name of the LORD,
To serve Him [fn]shoulder to shoulder.
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