בֹּרִית
bōrît
lye
Strong's H1287NounHebrewTWOT 288e

בֹּרִית (bōrît) is a Hebrew noun meaning lye. It appears 2 times in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H1287).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 288e)

Range of meaning (TWOT 288e)lye, alkali, potash, soap; vegetable alkali; sope
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

בֹּרִית noun, feminine: lye, alkali, potash, soap

alkali, potash, soap, used in washing

Strong's H1287 בֹּרִית: vegetable alkali
KJV:sope.

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

Jeremiah 2:22

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