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Lexicon :: Strong's H1247 - bar

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בַּר
Transliteration
bar
Pronunciation
bar
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Corresponding to בֵּן (H1121)
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TWOT Reference: 2639

Strong’s Definitions

בַּר bar, bar; (Aramaic) corresponding to H1121; a son, grandson, etc.:—× old, son.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's H1247 in the following manner: son (7x), about (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's H1247 in the following manner: son (7x), about (1x).

  1. son

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בַּר bar, bar; (Aramaic) corresponding to H1121; a son, grandson, etc.:—× old, son.
STRONGS H1247: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

† I. בַּר noun masculine son (Targum id.; Syriac rfb, Mandean ברא NöM § 148, Old Aramaic, Nabataean, Palmyrene בר (and בן) Lzb242f.; Sabean בר according to MordtmVOJ x. 154 f.; = בֵּן, = becoming ר, PhilippiZMG xxxii (1878), 36 ff. BrockSyr. Gr. § 76 and others; √ different from בן according to JHMich Thes K§ 63 and others; Biblical Hebrew H1248 בַּר Aramaism for בֵּן); — construct ב׳ Daniel 3:25 +; suffix בְּרֵהּ Daniel 5:22; plural construct בְּנֵי [H1123 Ezra 6:9] +; suffix בְּנ֫וֺהִי [H1123 Ezra 6:10; Ezra 7:23], בְּנֵיהוֺן [H1123 Daniel 6:25]; —
1. son(s) Ezra 5:1, 2 (twice in verse); Ezra 6:14; Daniel 5:22; [H1123 Daniel 6:25; Ezra 6:10; Ezra 7:23]; בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל [H1123 Ezra 6:16] = Israelites, בְּנֵי גָלוּתָא = captives [H1123 Ezra 6:16; Daniel 2:25; Daniel 5:13; Daniel 6:14]; בַּר־אֱנָשׁ Daniel 7:13 i.e. one of human kind, בְּנֵי אֲנָשָׁא men [H1123 Daniel 2:38; Daniel 5:21]; בַּר־אֱלָהִין Daniel 3:25 a divine (or angelic) being (see Dr, and compare Biblical Hebrew [H1121 Genesis 6:2; Job 1:6]); בַּר שְׁנִין וגו׳ Dan 6:1 [Dan 5:31] a son of 62 years = 62 years old (Biblical Hebrew H1121 בֵּן 9).
2. of bullocks, בְּנֵי תוֺרִין [H1123 Ezra 6:9].
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ezra

5:1; 5:2; 6:14

Daniel

3:25; 3:25; 5:22; 5:22; 5:31; 7:13

H1247

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1247 matches the Hebrew בַּר (bar),
which occurs 8 times in 7 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:1 - At that time the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem. They prophesied in the name of the God of Israel who was over them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:2 - Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jehozadak[fn] responded by starting again to rebuild the Temple of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were with them and helped them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:14 - So the Jewish elders continued their work, and they were greatly encouraged by the preaching of the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo. The Temple was finally finished, as had been commanded by the God of Israel and decreed by Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, the kings of Persia.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:25 - “Look!” Nebuchadnezzar shouted. “I see four men, unbound, walking around in the fire unharmed! And the fourth looks like a god[fn]!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:22 - “You are his successor,[fn] O Belshazzar, and you knew all this, yet you have not humbled yourself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:31

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:31 - [fn]And Darius the Mede took over the kingdom at the age of sixty-two.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:13 - As my vision continued that night, I saw someone like a son of man[fn] coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient One and was led into his presence.
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