1251. bar

Strong's Lexicon

bar: son, heir, field, grain

Original Word: בַּר
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: bar
Pronunciation: bahr
Phonetic Spelling: (bar)
Definition: son, heir, field, grain
Meaning: a field

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to purify

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G5207 (υἱός, huios): Often translated as "son" in the New Testament, reflecting a similar concept of lineage and inheritance.

- G2818 (κληρονόμος, klēronomos): Meaning "heir," which aligns with the inheritance aspect of "bar."

Usage: The Hebrew word "bar" primarily means "son" or "heir," often used in poetic or Aramaic contexts. It can also refer to "field" or "grain," indicating a sense of purity or something that is cultivated and valuable. The term is used to denote lineage, inheritance, and sometimes purity or cleanness.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, lineage and inheritance were crucial aspects of identity and social structure. The term "bar" as "son" signifies one's place within a family and tribe, often carrying implications of responsibility and privilege. The use of "bar" to mean "grain" or "field" reflects the agrarian society of ancient Israel, where agriculture was a primary means of sustenance and economic stability.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
(Aramaic) corresponding to bar
Definition
(an open) field
NASB Translation
field (8).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

בַּר noun [masculine] open field; — emphatic בָּרָא, in ׳חֵיוַת ב (= Biblical Hebrew חַיִּת הַשָּׂדֶה), Daniel 2:38; Daniel 4:9; Daniel 4:18; Daniel 4:20; Daniel 4:22; Daniel 4:29; ׳דִּתְאָא דִּי ב Daniel 4:12; Daniel 4:20.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

field

(Aramaic) corresponding to bar; a field -- field.

see HEBREW bar

Forms and Transliterations

בָּרָ֔א בָּרָ֗א בָּרָ֣א בָּרָ֤א בָּרָא֙ בָּרָא֩ בָרָ֑א ברא bā·rā ḇā·rā baRa bārā ḇārā vaRa

Englishman's Concordance

Daniel 2:38
HEB: אֲ֠נָשָׁא חֵיוַ֨ת בָּרָ֤א וְעוֹף־ שְׁמַיָּא֙
NAS: [or] the beasts of the field, or the birds
KJV: the beasts of the field and the fowls
INT: of men the beasts of the field the birds of the sky

Daniel 4:12
HEB: תַּטְלֵ֣ל ׀ חֵיוַ֣ת בָּרָ֗א וּבְעַנְפ֙וֹהִי֙ [יְדֻרוּן
NAS: The beasts of the field found shade
KJV: the beasts of the field had shadow
INT: found the beasts of the field branches dwell

Daniel 4:15
HEB: בְּדִתְאָ֖א דִּ֣י בָרָ֑א וּבְטַ֤ל שְׁמַיָּא֙
NAS: [around it] In the new grass of the field; And let him be drenched
KJV: in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet
INT: the new forasmuch of the field the dew of heaven

Daniel 4:21
HEB: תְּדוּר֙ חֵיוַ֣ת בָּרָ֔א וּבְעַנְפ֕וֹהִי יִשְׁכְּנָ֖ן
NAS: which the beasts of the field dwelt
KJV: which the beasts of the field dwelt,
INT: dwelt the beasts of the field branches lodged

Daniel 4:23
HEB: בְּדִתְאָ֖א דִּ֣י בָרָ֑א וּבְטַ֧ל שְׁמַיָּ֣א
NAS: [around it] in the new grass of the field, and let him be drenched
KJV: in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet
INT: the new forasmuch of the field the dew of heaven

Daniel 4:23
HEB: וְעִם־ חֵיוַ֤ת בָּרָא֙ חֲלָקֵ֔הּ עַ֛ד
NAS: with the beasts of the field until
KJV: the beasts of the field, till
INT: with the beasts of the field share till

Daniel 4:25
HEB: וְעִם־ חֵיוַ֣ת בָּרָא֩ לֶהֱוֵ֨ה מְדֹרָ֜ךְ
NAS: be with the beasts of the field, and you be given
KJV: the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat
INT: with the beasts of the field shall be and your dwelling

Daniel 4:32
HEB: וְֽעִם־ חֵיוַ֧ת בָּרָ֣א מְדֹרָ֗ךְ עִשְׂבָּ֤א
NAS: [will be] with the beasts of the field. You will be given
KJV: the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat
INT: with the beasts of the field and your dwelling grass

8 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1251
8 Occurrences

bā·rā — 6 Occ.
ḇā·rā — 2 Occ.