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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.
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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

H1305

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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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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:27 - with the purified you deal purely,
and with the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 7:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:40 - All of these were men of Asher, heads of fathers’ houses, approved, mighty warriors, chiefs of the princes. Their number enrolled by genealogies, 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 as gatekeepers at the thresholds, were 212. They were enrolled by genealogies in their villages. David and Samuel the seer established them 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 of those chosen and expressly named to give thanks to the LORD, for his steadfast love endures forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:18 - Now what was prepared at my expense[fn] for each day was one ox and six choice sheep and birds, and every ten days all kinds of wine in abundance. Yet for all this I did not demand the food allowance of the governor, because the service was too heavy on this people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:3 - My words declare the uprightness of my heart,
and what my lips know they speak sincerely.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:26 - with the purified you show yourself pure;
and with the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:18 - I said in my heart with regard to the children of man that God is testing them that they may see that they themselves are but beasts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:2 - He made my mouth like a sharp sword;
in the shadow of his hand he hid me;
he made me a polished arrow;
in his quiver he hid me away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 52:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 52:11 - Depart, depart, go out from there;
touch no unclean thing;
go out from the midst of her; purify yourselves,
you who bear the vessels of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:11 - At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, “A hot wind from the bare heights in the desert toward the daughter of my people, not to winnow or cleanse,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:11 - “Sharpen the arrows!
Take up the shields! The LORD has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because his purpose concerning Babylon is to destroy it, for that is the vengeance of the LORD, the vengeance for his temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:38

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:38 - I will purge out the rebels from among you, and those who transgress against me. I will bring them out of the land where they sojourn, but they shall not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:35

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:35 - and some of the wise shall stumble, so that they may be refined, purified, and made white, until the time of the end, for it still awaits the appointed time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:10 - Many shall purify themselves and make themselves white and be refined, but the wicked shall act wickedly. And none of the wicked shall understand, but those who are wise shall understand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:9 - “For at that time I will change the speech of the peoples
to a pure speech,
that all of them may call upon the name of the LORD
and serve him with one accord.
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