Strong's Lexicon

H1257

H1257 — בַּרבּוּר

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewbarburnoun mascOccurrences: 1TWOT: 288g

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H1257
Word:בַּרבּוּר
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:by reduplication from H1250
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:1
Transliteration:barbur
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:bar-boor'
Meaning:1. a fowl (as fattened on grain)
KJV Renderings:fowl.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB1357

בַּרְבֻּרִים noun masculine plural birds fattened for table of Solomon 1Kgs 5:3 capons Ki, geese (from their pure white feathers) ᵑ7 Jer Thes, swans Ew, guinea-hens Th, fowls Tristr. AV RV (ברברי = ינשׁוף water-birds Lev 11:17 ᵑ7 ).


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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