Lexicon bor: Purity, cleanness Original Word: בֹּר Strong's Exhaustive Concordance never so, purely The same as bor; vegetable lye (from its cleansing); used as a soap for washing, or a flux for metals -- X never so, purely. see HEBREW bor Brown-Driver-Briggs I. בֹּר noun masculine lye, potash, alkali used in smelting metals Isaiah 1:25 **read probably כַּכֻּר as in a furnace (Isa 48:10); there seems no evidence that 'lye' (i.e. water mixed with the burnt ashes of plants containing potash, used formerly for washing) was ever used in refining gold or silver: compare J. NapierAnc. Workers in Metal {1856}, 15, 20, 25 WAM in SmithDB ii. 368; Amer. Rev. Ed. (1871, vol, iii), 1939. (see בֹּרִית). Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the root בָּרַר (barar), meaning "to purify" or "to cleanse."Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Greek Number 3068: λούω (louō) • to wash, to bathe Usage: The word בֹּר appears in the context of cleansing and purification, both in a literal and metaphorical sense. It is used to describe a substance that cleanses or purifies, such as soap or lye. Context: בֹּר is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as a cleansing agent. In Jeremiah 2:22, the prophet uses the term metaphorically to illustrate the futility of Israel's attempts to cleanse themselves from sin: "Although you wash with lye and use an abundance of soap, the stain of your guilt is still before Me," declares the Lord GOD (BSB). This highlights the insufficiency of physical cleansing agents in addressing spiritual impurity. The use of בֹּר in this context underscores the need for divine intervention for true purification. The term is also associated with the process of refining metals, where it serves as a flux to remove impurities, symbolizing the purification process that believers undergo. Forms and Transliterations בְּבֹ֣ר בבר bə·ḇōr bəḇōr beVorLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts |
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