בַּר
bar
pure
Strong's H1249AdjectiveHebrewTWOT 288a

בַּר (bar) is a Hebrew adjective meaning pure. It appears 7 times in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H1249).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 288a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 288a)pure, clean; clear; kiss purely, sincere; beloved, empty; choice
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

בַּר adjective: pure, clean

Strong's H1249 בַּר: beloved; also pure, empty
KJV:choice, clean, clear, pure.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 288: בָּרַר bārar — purify, select; purge out, choose, cleanse, make shining, polish, test, prove; purify oneself; polish arrows; shew oneself pure, just, kind; clarify, brighten, examine; make bright, choice, chosen, clearly, pure, purge

See it in Scripture

Job 11:4Psalms 24:4Proverbs 14:4

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