Strong's Lexicon

H874

H874 — בָּאַר

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

Hebrewba'arverb-stemOccurrences: 3TWOT: 194

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H874
Word:בָּאַר
Part of Speech:verb-stem
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:3
Transliteration:ba'ar
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:baw-ar'
Meaning:1. to dig 2. by analogy, to engrave 3. (figuratively) to explain
KJV Renderings:declare, (make) plain(-ly).

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB874

[באר] verb only Pi`el make distinct, plain (so Late Hebrew, Aramaic; LagBN 58 proposes for Qal בָּאֵר, בָּאֹר, compare derivatives below; Thes & most compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 489] dig a pit or well, but this probably denominative see Lagl.c.) —

Pi`el Perfect 3 masculine singular בֵּאֵר Deut 1:5, Imperative בָּאֵר Hab 2:2 Infinitive absolute בַּאֵר Deut 27:8 (compare Bö§ 393, 4) — make distinct, plain , of letters on tablets Hab 2:2 כְּתֹב חָזוֺן וּבָאֵר עַלֿ הַלֻּחוֺת לְמַעַן יָרוּץ קוֺרֵא בוֺ, i.e. so that one may run past and (still) read; or, so that one may read swiftly; on stones Deut 27:8 וְכָתַבְתָּ עַלֿ בַּאֵר הֵיטֵב …. הָאֲבָנִים and thou shalt write upon the [whitewashed] stones all the words of this law, doing it plainly and well; figurative explain, expound Deut 1:5 הוֺאִיל משֶׁה בֵּאֵר חַתּוֺרָה Moses began (and) expounded the law.


Other Resources

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

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