Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H1261 |
|---|---|
| Word: | בָּרוֹד |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from H1258 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | barod |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | baw-rode' |
| Meaning: | 1. spotted (as if with hail) |
| KJV Renderings: | grisled. |
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[בָּרֹד] adjective spotted, marked (as if sprinkled with hail ? so Ki compare LagBN 29; Syriac [untranscribed source text 695], i.e. grandinatus, grêlé, PS), masculine plural of sheep & goats עֲקֻדִּים נְקֻדִּים וּבְרֻדִּים Gen 31:10; Gen 31:12 horses Zech 6:3; Zech 6:6.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
