1261. barod
Lexical Summary
barod: Spotted, speckled

Original Word: בָּרֹד
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: barod
Pronunciation: bah-rohd'
Phonetic Spelling: (baw-rode')
KJV: grisled
NASB: mottled, dappled, dappled ones
Word Origin: [from H1258 (בָּרַד - hail)]

1. spotted (as if with hail)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
grisled

From barad; spotted (as if with hail) -- grisled.

see HEBREW barad

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from the same as barad
Definition
spotted, marked
NASB Translation
dappled (1), dappled ones (1), mottled (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[בָּרֹד] adjective spotted, marked (as if sprinkled with hail ? so Ki compare LagBN 29; Syriac , i.e. grandinatus, grêlé, PS), masculine plural of sheep & goats עֲקֻדִּים נְקֻדִּים וּבְרֻדִּים Genesis 31:10,12; horses Zechariah 6:3,6.

Topical Lexicon
Context within the Patriarchal Narrative (Genesis 31)

In Jacob’s dealings with Laban, בָּרֹד denotes part of the distinctive coloring that identified Jacob’s wages. After Laban stripped the flocks of every unusually marked animal, God intervened so that “the flock was bearing streaked, spotted, and speckled” (Genesis 31:10). The angelic message confirmed, “I have seen all that Laban has been doing to you” (Genesis 31:12). The term therefore underscores divine justice, covenant faithfulness, and the synergy of diligent labor with supernatural blessing.

Imagery in the Vision of Four Chariots (Zechariah 6)

The same descriptor appears in Zechariah’s vision: “The fourth chariot had dappled horses—​all strong horses” (Zechariah 6:3), sent “to the land of the south” (Zechariah 6:6). The mixed coloration signifies God’s comprehensive oversight and the blended nature of His dealings—judgment tempered with mercy—as His Spirit patrols the earth.

Theological Threads

From household flocks to cosmic governance, God uses what seems irregular or marginal to fulfill His purposes. The speckled and dappled serve as visible tokens that the LORD’s providence marks out His own and directs history.

Practical Implications for Ministry

• Trust God’s capacity to bless through unlikely means.
• Uphold integrity, confident that righteousness is remembered by Heaven.
• Rest in the assurance that global affairs remain under the surveillance of divine chariots.

Intertextual Resonance

The principle anticipated in בָּרֹד aligns with later revelation that God “chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong” (1 Corinthians 1:27). It also shapes the reader’s understanding of the horse imagery in Revelation, demonstrating Scripture’s unified witness.

Summary

בָּרֹד links Jacob’s prosperity with Zechariah’s vision, portraying a God who both enriches His servants and governs the nations—marking His work in ways that may appear unconventional yet remain unmistakably His.

Forms and Transliterations
בְּרֻדִּ֖ים ברדים וְהַ֨בְּרֻדִּ֔ים וּבְרֻדִּ֑ים וּבְרֻדִּֽים׃ וברדים וברדים׃ והברדים bə·rud·dîm berudDim bəruddîm ū·ḇə·rud·dîm ūḇəruddîm uverudDim veHabberudDim wə·hab·bə·rud·dîm wəhabbəruddîm
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 31:10
HEB: עֲקֻדִּ֥ים נְקֻדִּ֖ים וּבְרֻדִּֽים׃
NAS: [were] striped, speckled, and mottled.
KJV: speckled, and grisled.
INT: striped speckled and mottled

Genesis 31:12
HEB: עֲקֻדִּ֥ים נְקֻדִּ֖ים וּבְרֻדִּ֑ים כִּ֣י רָאִ֔יתִי
NAS: speckled, and mottled; for I have seen
KJV: speckled, and grisled: for I have seen
INT: are striped speckled and mottled for have seen

Zechariah 6:3
HEB: הָרְבִעִ֔ית סוּסִ֥ים בְּרֻדִּ֖ים אֲמֻצִּֽים׃
NAS: chariot strong dappled horses.
KJV: chariot grisled and bay
INT: the fourth horses dappled strong

Zechariah 6:6
HEB: אֶל־ אַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם וְהַ֨בְּרֻדִּ֔ים יָצְא֖וּ אֶל־
NAS: after them, while the dappled ones go forth
KJV: after them; and the grisled go forth
INT: about after the dappled go about

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1261
4 Occurrences


bə·rud·dîm — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇə·rud·dîm — 2 Occ.
wə·hab·bə·rud·dîm — 1 Occ.

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