1251. bar

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

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

field

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

see HEBREW bar

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.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Aramaic, corresponding to the Hebrew בַּר (H1243)

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G68 ἀγρός (agros): A field, land, or countryside
• G5561 χώρα (chōra): A region, land, or field

These Greek terms are used in the New Testament to convey similar concepts of land and fields, reflecting the continuity of agricultural themes throughout the biblical narrative.

Usage: This Aramaic term is used in the context of describing a field, often in relation to agriculture or land.

Context: The Aramaic word בַּר (bar) is primarily used to denote a field, particularly in the context of agricultural land. It appears in the Aramaic portions of the Old Testament, specifically in the books of Daniel and Ezra, where Aramaic is used alongside Hebrew. The term reflects the agrarian society of the ancient Near East, where fields were essential for sustenance and economic stability. In the Berean Standard Bible, the term is translated as "field" in passages that discuss land, agriculture, or related activities. The use of בַּר in these contexts underscores the importance of land management and cultivation in biblical times.

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.