בָּרַרbârar
purify, select
Pronunciation: baw-rar' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1305
Meanings
Qal
1. purge out, purify (Ezekiel 20:38; Zephaniah 3:9; Job 33:3)
2. choose, select, only Participle and in Chronicler (1 Chronicles 7:40; 1 Chronicles 9:22; 1 Chronicles 16:41)
3. cleanse, make shining, polish, passive participle (Isaiah 49:2; Jeremiah 51:11)
4. test, prove (Ecclesiastes 3:18; Ecclesiastes 9:1)
Niph`al: purify oneself (Isaiah 52:11; 2 Samuel 22:27; Psalms 18:27)
Pi`el: purify (Daniel 11:35)
Hiph`il
1. purify, cleanse. (Jeremiah 4:11)
2. polish (Jeremiah 51:11)
Hithpa`el
1. purify oneself. (Daniel 12:10)
2. shew oneself pure, just, kind. (Psalms 18:27; 2 Samuel 22:27)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 18 times in the Bible.
- 2 Samuel 22:27 To the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.
- 1 Chronicles 7:40 Each of these descendants of Asher was the head of an ancestral clan. They were all select men—mighty warriors and outstanding leaders. The total number of men available for military service was 26,000, as listed in their genealogical records.
- 1 Chronicles 9:22 In all, there were 212 gatekeepers in those days, and they were listed according to the genealogies in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed their ancestors because they were reliable men.
- 1 Chronicles 16:41 David also appointed Heman, Jeduthun, and the others chosen by name to give thanks to the Lord, for “his faithful love endures forever.”
- Nehemiah 5:18 The provisions I paid for each day included one ox, six choice sheep or goats, and a large number of poultry. And every ten days we needed a large supply of all kinds of wine. Yet I refused to claim the governor’s food allowance because the people already carried a heavy burden.
- Job 33:3 I speak with all sincerity; I speak the truth.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).