Lexicon :: Strong's H1262 - bārâ

בָּרָה

Transliteration

bārâ

Pronunciation

baw-raw'

Part of Speech

verb

Root Word (Etymology)

A primitive root

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 281

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

בָּרָה bârâh, baw-raw'; a primitive root; to select; also (as denominative from H1250) to feed; also (as equivalent to H1305) to render clear (Ecclesiastes 3:18) to select; to feed; to render clear:—choose, (cause to) eat, manifest, (give) meat.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's H1262 in the following manner: eat (4x), choose (1x), give (1x), cause to eat.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's H1262 in the following manner: eat (4x), choose (1x), give (1x), cause to eat.

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

to eat, consume
1. (Qal) to eat
2. (Piel) for eating, devouring
3. (Hiphil) to cause to eat

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H1262: Abbreviations

† I. בָּרָה verb eat (Assyrian barû & derivatives Zim^{BP 31}) —
Qal Perfect 2 Samuel 12:17; Imperfect אֶבְרֶה 2 Samuel 13:6, 10 eat bread (בְּרוּ־לְכֶם 1 Samuel 17:8 scribal error for בחרו לכם 1 Kings 18:25 Dr^{Sm 107}).
Pi. Infinitive לְבָרוֺת Lamentations 4:10 for devouring.
Hiph. Imperfect תַּבְרֵנִי 2 Samuel 13:5; Infinitive לְהַבְרוֺת 2 Samuel 3:35 cause to eat bread.

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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

17:8

2 Samuel

3:35; 12:17; 13:5; 13:6; 13:10

1 Kings

18:25

Lamentations

4:10

Gesenius' Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon [?]

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

Strong's Number H1262 matches the Hebrew בָּרָה (bārâ),
which occurs 7 times in 7 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

1Sa 17:8

1Sa 17:8 - And he stood^H5975 and cried^H7121 unto the armies^H4634 of Israel,^H3478 and said^H559 unto them, Why are ye come out^H3318 to set your battle^H4421 in array?^H6186 am not I a Philistine,^H6430 and ye servants^H5650 to Saul?^H7586 choose^H1262 you a man^H376 for you, and let him come down^H3381 to me.

2Sa 3:35

2Sa 3:35 - And when all^H3605 the people^H5971 came^H935 to cause^H1262 ➔ David^H1732 to eat^H1262 meat^H3899 while it was yet^H5750 day,^H3117 David^H1732 sware,^H7650 saying,^H559 So do^H6213 God^H430 to me, and more also,^H3254 if I taste^H2938 bread,^H3899 or ought^H3972 else, till^H6440 the sun^H8121 be down.^H935

2Sa 12:17

2Sa 12:17 - And the elders^H2205 of his house^H1004 arose,^H6965 and went to him, to raise him up^H6965 from the earth:^H776 but he would^H14 not, neither did he eat^H1262 bread^H3899 with them.

2Sa 13:5

2Sa 13:5 - And Jonadab^H3082 said^H559 unto him, Lay thee down^H7901 on thy bed,^H4904 and make thyself sick:^H2470 and when thy father^H1 cometh^H935 to see^H7200 thee, say^H559 unto him, I pray thee, let my sister^H269 Tamar^H8559 come,^H935 and give^H1262 me meat,^H3899 and dress^H6213 the meat^H1279 in my sight,^H5869 that I may see^H7200 it, and eat^H398 it at her hand.^H3027

2Sa 13:6

2Sa 13:6 - So Amnon^H550 lay down,^H7901 and made himself sick:^H2470 and when the king^H4428 was come^H935 to see^H7200 him, Amnon^H550 said^H559 unto the king,^H4428 I pray thee, let Tamar^H8559 my sister^H269 come,^H935 and make^H3823 me a couple^H8147 of cakes^H3834 in my sight,^H5869 that I may eat^H1262 at her hand.^H3027

2Sa 13:10

2Sa 13:10 - And Amnon^H550 said^H559 unto Tamar,^H8559 Bring^H935 the meat^H1279 into the chamber,^H2315 that I may eat^H1262 of thine hand.^H3027 And Tamar^H8559 took^H3947 the cakes^H3834 which she had made,^H6213 and brought^H935 them into the chamber^H2315 to Amnon^H550 her brother.^H251

Lam 4:10

Lam 4:10 - The hands^H3027 of the pitiful^H7362 women^H802 have sodden^H1310 their own children:^H3206 they were their meat^H1262 in the destruction^H7667 of the daughter^H1323 of my people.^H5971