Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

בֹּקֶר — בַּת

בֹּקֶר

בֹּקֶר214 n.m. Ex 10:13 morning (NH id.; from split, penetrate, as the dawn the darkness, light through cloud-rifts, etc.)ב׳ Gn 1:5 + (always abs.); pl. בְּקָרִים Jb 7:18 + 4 times;—
1. morning (of point of time, time at which, never during which, Eng. morning = forenoon):— a. of end of night (opp. לַיְלָה) Ex 10:13 (J) Lv 6:2 (P) Ju 19:25 Ru 3:13(×2) Is 21:12 cf. 1 S 19:11 (‖ מחר, opp. לילה); opp. לֵילוֹת ψ 92:3; also (opp. לוּן) Ex 23:18; 34:25 (both JE) Lv 19:13 (H) Dt 16:4; opp. צלמות Am 5:8; cf. further Gn 40:6; 41:8 (both E) Ex 12:22; 34:2(×2) (both JE) 1 S 3:15 +. †b. implying the coming of dawn, and even daylight Gn 29:25 (E) 44:3 (J) 1 K 3:21 (but Klo here for 2nd בַּבֹּקֶר, reads לְבַקֵּר by looking at it v. בָּקַר) Jb 24:17; 38:12 (‖ שַׁחַר); לִפְנוֹת הַבּ׳ Ex 14:27 (JE) at the turn of the morning, so Ju 19:26 (‖ בַּעֲלוֹת הַשָּׁ֑חַר v 25; sq. עַד־הָאוֹר, as something later, v 26); vid. Ru 3:14 (‖ בטרו֯ם יכיר אישׁ את רעהו before men could recognise each other); cf. כּוֹכְבֵי בֹקֶר Jb 38:7 stars of morning; but also c. אוֹר vb. Gn 44:3 (J) הבקר אור; c. אור noun, באור הבקר Mi 2:1; & especially עד אור הבקר Ju 16:2 (opp. לילה) so 1 S 14:36; also 1 S 25:22, 34, 36 2 S 17:22 2 K 7:9; cf. 1 S 29:10 (‖ וְאוֹר לָכֶם). †c. of coming of sunrise Ju 9:33 2 S 23:4(×2) 2 K 3:22 cf. מוֹצָאֵי ב׳ וערב ψ 65:9 i.e. places of sunrise and sunset (‖ קְצוֹת i.e. ends of earth). d. of beginning of day, מֵאָז הַבּ׳ וְעַד־עַתָּה Ru 2:7 (cf. v 14) vid. 2 S 24:15 (but del. WeDr); time of prayer, & praise ψ 5:4(×2) (v Hu) 50:17; 88:14; 92:3; ‖ צהרים noon 1 K 18:26 Je 20:16; of three hours of prayer, ערב ובקר וצהרים ψ 55:18 (cf. Dn 6:10, 13); cf. also c. עֶרֶב infr. e. opp. עֶרֶב Gn 49:27 (poem in J) Ex 16:7, 8, 12, 13 Lv 6:13 Nu 9:21 (all P) Dt 28:67(×2) 2 S 11:14 1 K 17:6 Is 17:14 Zp 3:3 Ez 24:18(×2); 33:22 Dn 8:26 ψ 30:6; 90:5, 6 Ec 11:6 1 Ch 16:40 2 Ch 2:3; 13:11; 31:3 Ezr 3:3 Est 2:14 opp. בֵּין הערבים Ex 29:39, 41 Nu 28:4, 8 (all P); especially מן־הבקר עד־הערב = all day Ex 18:13 & (without art.) v 14 (both E); מבקר לָעֶרֶב Jb 4:20 = between morning and evening; also מֵעֶרֶב עַד־בֹּקֶר = all night, Ex 27:21 (P) Lv 24:3 (H) Nu 9:21 & בָּעֶרֶב עַד־בּ׳ Nu 9:15 (both P); note also the formula וַיְהִי ערב ויהי בקר and evening came and then morning Gn 1:5, 8, 13, 19, 23, 31 (all P), i.e. the day ended with evening, and the night with morning; peculiar is Dn 8:14 of om. of daily sacrif. עַד עֶרֶב בֹּקֶר אַלְפַּיִם וּשְׁלשׁ מֵאוֹת, until 2300 evening-mornings, prob. = 2300 half-days (Ew Hi Meinh Bev DrIntr. 464, cf. v 26 & 3½ times (years) 7:25; 12:11, 17). f. often (above & elsewhere) c. prep. (+ art. except Jb 7:18); in the morning, בַּבֹּקֶר Gn 19:27 + 110 times, cf. also בִּהְיֹת הַבּ׳ Ex 19:16; in (or at) the morning, לַבּ׳ Am 4:4 + 7 times; for (against or by) the morning, לַבּ׳ Ex 34:2 cf. ψ 130:6 (cf. Che crit. n.); nearly = until (עַד־) Ex 34:25 Dt 16:4 Zp 3:3; further בַּבּ׳ בַּבּ׳ morning by morning, every morningEx 16:21; 30:7; 36:3 Lv 6:5 (all P) 2 S 13:4 1 Ch 23:30 2 Ch 13:11 Is 28:19; 50:4 Ez 46:13, 14, 15 Zp 3:5 also לַבּ׳ לַבּ׳, same sense, †1 Ch 9:27; †pl. לַבְּקָרִים every m. afresh ψ 73:14 Is 33:2 cf. La 3:23; alm. = continually ψ 101:8 (cf. Je 21:12); v. לִבְקָרִיםJb 7:18 (‖ לִרְגָעִים every moment; also without prep. or art. in the morning Ho 7:6 cf. ψ 5:4(×2) ψ 55:18, d. supr., & sub 2 g. fig. of bright joy after night of distress (poet.) Jb 11:17; cf. ψ 30:6; 46:6 (לִפְנוֹת בּ׳) 49:15; 59:17; 90:14; 143:8. h. in phrases, הִשְׁכִּים בַּבּ׳ (וַיַּשְׁכֵּם etc.) he rose early in the morningGn 19:27; 20:8; 21:14; 22:3; 26:31; 28:18; 32:1 Ex 8:16; 9:13; 24:4; 34:4 Nu 14:40 Jos 3:1; 6:12; 7:16; 8:10 (all JE) Ju 6:28; 19:5, 8 1 S 1:19; 5:4 cf. 15:12, 17:20; 29:10(×2) cf. v 11, 2 K 3:22; 19:35 = Is 37:36, 2 Ch 20:20 Jb 1:5 Pr 27:14 Is 5:11; (ויקומו etc.) ויקם בַּבּ׳Gn 24:54 Nu 22:13, 21 (all JE) Ju 19:27; 20:19 2 S 24:11 1 K 3:21; אַשְׁמֹרֶת הַבּ׳ morning watchEx 14:24 1 S 11:11.
2. morrow, next day (cf. Germ. Morgen, morgen) without art. Ex 16:19, 20 Lv 7:15; 22:30 (opp. הַיּוֹם הַהוּא) Nu 16:5 (‖ מָחָר v 7, 16) cf. Ex 12:10(×2) Nu 9:12; with art. Ex 16:23, 24; 29:34; לַבּ׳ Ex 34:25 Nu 22:41 Zp 3:3; בַּבּ׳ 1 S 9:19 (opp. הַיּוֹם to-day) cf. 20:35; to-morrow morning הַבּ׳ Ju 6:31 (Stu); בַּבּ׳ Ex 7:15 Jos 7:14 Est 5:14; definitely בַּבּ׳ מִמָּֽחֳרָת 1 S 5:4; מֵהַבּ׳ 2 S 2:27; adverb. use in this sense (without prep. or art.) Ex 16:7 Nu 16:5.

בַּקָּרָה

[בַּקָּרָה] n.f.verbal. a seeking, כְּבַקָּרַת רֹעֶה עֶדְרוֹ Ez 34:12 like a shepherd’s seeking his flock.

בִּקֹּ֫רֶת

בִּקֹּ֫רֶת n.f. punishment after examination (inquisition) Lv 19:20; (scourging 𝔙 AV after Jewish trad. Kerith 11 a Sifra Saad AE Ki cf. MalbimSifra Jastrow.Dict. 165.)

בָּקַשׁ

[בָּקַשׁ224] vb. seek (Ph. בקש)
Pi. Pf. בִּקֵּשׁ Dt 13:11 + 15 times; בִּקְשָׁה Ex 7:28 Est 2:15; sf. בִּקְשָׁתַם Ho 2:9; בִּקַּשְׁתִּיו Ct 3:1, 2 cf. 5:6; בִּקְשׁוּ Ezr 2:62 + 12 times; sf. בִּקְשֻׁנִי Is 65:1 + 2 times; Impf. יְבַקֵּשׁ Jos 22:23 + 37 times; יְבַקֶּשׁ־ Pr 15:14 + 2 times; אֲבַקְשָׁה ψ 122:9 + 3 times, sf. יְבַקְשֵׁהוּ 1 S 23:14 + 7 times; יְבַקְשׁוּ 1 S 16:16 + 23 times; Imv. בַּקֵּשׁ 1 S 9:3 + 3 times בַּקְּשׁוּ; 1 S 28:7 + 8 times; Inf. לְבַקֵּשׁ 1 S 10:2 + 29 times; Pt. מְבַקֵּשׁ Gn 37:16 + 23 times; pl. מְבַקְשִׁים Ex 10:11 + 38 times;— 1. seek to find: a. abs. Ju 6:29 2 K 2:17 Je 5:1 Ez 34:6 Ec 3:6; 8:17 (yet v. Ew). b. acc. Gn 37:15, 16 Jos 2:22 (J) Ju 4:22; 14:4 1 S 9:3; 10:2, 14, 21; 16:16 1 S 23:14, 25; 24:3; 26:2; 27:1, 4 + 26:20 obj. a flea, but read נַפְשִׁי 𝔊 Th We Kirkp Klo Dr; 2 S 17:3, 20 1 K 1:3; 2:40; 18:10 2 K 2:16; 6:19 1 Ch 4:39 2 Ch 22:9 Ezr 2:62 (= Ne 7:64) Ne 12:27 ψ 37:25, 36; 119:176 Pr 2:4; 21:6; 23:35; Ec 7:28; Ct 3:1, 2; 5:6; 6:1 Is 41:12, 17 Je 2:24, 33 La 1:11 Ez 7:25; 22:30; 34:4, 16 Ho 2:9 Na 3:11 Zc 11:16 Mal 2:15 Ec 3:15. c. with לְ Jb 10:6. d. acc. rei לְ pers. Ju 18:1 1 S 13:14; 28:7 1 K 1:2 Ru 3:1 Est 2:2 ψ 122:9 Is 40:20 La 1:19 Na 3:7. 2. seek to secure: a. acc. the priesthood Nu 16:10 (P); David for king 2 S 3:17; in battle 2 S 5:17 (= 1 Ch 14:8); ψ 27:4 Je 45:5 (cf. v 5); בקשׁ נפשׁ seek to take one’s life Ex 4:19 (J) 1 S 20:1; 22:23(×2); 23:15; 25:29 2 S 4:8; 16:11 1 K 19:10, 14 ψ 35:4; 38:13; 40:15; 54:5; 63:10; 70:3; 86:14 Pr 29:10 Je 4:30; 11:21; 19:7, 9; 21:7; 22:25; 34:20, 21; 38:16; 44:30(×2); 46:26; 49:37. b. aim at, practise: בקשׁ רעה seek hurt of Nu 35:23 (P) 1 S 24:10; 25:26 (אֶל) 1 K 20:7 ψ 71:13, 24 Est 9:2; ב׳ כזב ψ 4:3 cf. Pr 17:11, שׁבר Pr 17:19, רצון Pr 11:27, טובה Ne 2:10, אמונה Je 5:1, צדק, ענוה Zp 2:3(×2) שׁלום ψ 34:15, חכמה Pr 14:6 Ec 7:25, בינה Dn 8:15, דעת Pr 15:14; 18:15, תורה Mal 2:7, אהבה Pr 17:9, תאוה 18:1 (ל of dir. obj.), חשׁבנות Ec 7:29. c. Inf. Ex 4:24 (J) Je 26:21. d. לְ & Inf. Gn 43:30 Ex 2:15 (JE) Dt 13:11 1 S 14:4; 19:2, 10; 23:10 2 S 20:19; 21:2 1 K 11:22, 40 Est 2:21; 3:6; 6:2 ψ 37:32 Ec 12:10 Zc 6:7; 12:9. 3. seek the face a. of rulers 1 K 10:24 (= 2 Ch 9:23) Pr 29:26. b. of God (from resorting to sacred places) Ho 5:15 1 Ch 16:11 (= ψ 105:4) 2 Ch 7:14 2 S 21:1 ψ 24:6; 27:8(×2); without פְּנֵי c. יהוה Dt 4:29 Zp 1:6; 2:3 Ho 3:5; 5:6 Ex 33:7 (J) 1 Ch 16:10 (= ψ 105:3) 2 Ch 11:16; 20:4 Is 51:1 Pr 28:5 Zc 8:21, 22 Je 50:4; אלהים 2 S 12:16, cf. Ezr 8:22 Is 45:19; 65:1 2 Ch 15:4, 15 Ho 7:10 Je 29:13 Mal 3:1 ψ 40:17; 70:5; 69:7 Dn 9:3; דבר י׳ Am 8:12; שׁמד ψ 83:17. d. sq. Inf. c. לְ, of resort to wizards, but no obj. Lv 19:31 (H). 4. desire, demand: a. acc. Ex 10:11 1 Ch 21:3. b. acc. rei מִן pers. Ez 7:26 Dn 1:20. 5. a. require, exact, acc. rei מִיַּד pers. Is 1:12; מִן pers. Ne 5:12, acc. rei v 18. b. exact equivalent or penalty for, acc. rei, מִיַּד pers. Gn 31:39; 43:9 (JE) 1 S 20:16 2 S 4:11 Ez 3:18, 20; 33:8, cf. דרשׁ; no obj. expr. Jos 22:23 (P). 6. (late) ask, request, acc. rei Est 2:15; עַל rei Ne 2:4; עַל rei מִן pers. Est 7:7 Ezr 8:23; עַל rei מִלִּפְנֵי pers. Est 4:8; acc. rei מִן pers. Dn 1:8 (obj. cl. c. אשׁר), ψ 104:21; מִן pers. 2 Ch 20:4.
Pu. Impf. יְבֻקַּשׁ Je 50:20, וַיְב׳ Est 2:23; תֲּבֻקְשִׁי Ez 26:21 be sought.

בַּקָּשָׁה

[בַּקָּשָׁה] n.m. request, entreaty, בַּקָּשָׁתִי Est 5:7, 8; 7:3; בַּקָּשָׁתֵךְ; Est 5:3; 9:12; בַּקָּשָׁתוֹ Ezr 7:6.

בַּר

† I. בַּר n.m. son (Aramaic בַּר, Syriac ܒܰܪ ) only in late Heb. of Pr 31:2, 2 (both cstr.), v 2 sf. בְּרִי; נשׁקו בר ψ 2:12 kiss the son, 𝔖 Modern Vrss Ges De Pe et al.; receive instruction 𝔗; δράξασθε παιδείας 𝔊; apprehendite disciplinam 𝔙 Ew; kiss purely, do sincere homage Aq Sym Jer BrMP 136; emend. Lag (מוֹסָרוֹ) נַשְּׁקוּ מוֹסֵרוֹ put on his bonds (cf. v 3) so Kmp CheOP 351.

בָּר

בָּר n.m. field (Biblical Aramaic בָּרָא, Syriac ܒܰܪܳܐ, Arabic بَرٌّ open country, land)יִרְבּוּ בַבָּר they grow up in the open field Jb 39:4 (Aramaic usage).

בֹּר

† I. בֹּר n.m. lye, potash, alkali used in smelting metals Is 1:25; Jb 9:30 (see בֹּרִית. Is 1:25 read prob. כַּכֻּר as in a furnace (Is 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: cf. J. NapierAnc. Workers in Metal (1856), 15, 20, 25 WAW in SmithDB ii, 368; Amer. Rev. Ed. (1871, vol. iii), 1939.

בַּר²

II. בַּר corn, iii. בַּר pure, בָּר, i. ii. בֹּר v. ברר.

בֹּר²

† II. בֹּר n.m. cleanness, pureness: בֹּר יָדַי cleanness of my hands 2 S 22:21 (= ψ 18:21) ψ 18:25 (= בֹּרִי my cleanness 2 S 22:25); בֹּר כַּף Jb 22:30.

בַּר³

† II. בַּר adj. pure, clean, Jb 11:4 ψ 24:4; בָּר Pr 14:4; pl. cstr. בָּרֵי ψ 73:1; f. בָּרָה ψ 19:9 Ct 6:9, 10;—
1. pure, clear: בר לבב pure in heart ψ 24:4; ברי לבב ψ 73:1; a pure damsel Ct 6:9, 10, man Jb 11:4, commands of God ψ 19:9.
2. clean: אֵבוּס בָּר crib is clean Pr 14:4.
3. perhaps adv. נַשְּׁקוּ־בַר kiss purely, of sincere homage ψ 2:12 but cf. i. בַּר, p. 135.

בַּר⁴

† III. בַּר n.m. grain, corn (cf. Arabic بُرٌّ wheat, grain of wheat), ψ 72:16 Am 5:11; 8:5, 6; בָּר Gn 41:35, 49; 42:3, 25; 45:23 (E) ψ 65:14 Pr 11:26 Je 23:28 Jo 2:24.

בָּרָא

† I. בָּרָא53 vb. shape, create (cf. Arabic بَرَى, form, fashion by cutting, shape out, pare a reed for writing, a stick for an arrow; بَرَأَ, create (loan-word); Ph. הברא CISi. 347 incisor, a trade involving cutting; Assyrian barû, make, create, COTGloss & Hpt KAT2 Gloss 1 but dub.; Sab. ברא found, build, DHMZMG 1883, 413, synon. בנה; BaZA 1888, 58, comp. Assyrian banû, create, beget, with change of liquid; Aramaic בְּרָא, ܒܪܳܐ, create)
Qal Pf. Gn 1:1 + 19 times; Impf. יִבְרָא Gn 1:21, 27 Nu 16:30; Inf. בְּרֹא Gn 5:1; Imv. בְּרָא ψ 51:12; Pt. בּוֹרֵא Is 42:5 + 10 times; sf. בֹּרַאֲךָ Is 43:1; בּוֹרְאֶיךָ Ec 12:1;—shape, fashion, create, always of divine activity, with acc. rei, seldom except in P and Is 2. 1. obj. heaven and earth Gn 1:1; 2:3 (P) Is 45:18, 18; mankind Gn 1:27(×3); 5:1, 2 (P) 6:7 (J) Dt 4:32 ψ 89:48 Is 45:12; the host of heaven Is 40:26; heavens Is 42:5; ends of the earth Is 40:28; north and south ψ 89:13; wind Am 4:13; the תנינים Gn 1:21 (P). 2. the individual man Mal 2:10 (‖ father) Ec 12:1; the smith and the waster Is 54:16(×2) Israel as a nation Is 43:15; Jacob Is 43:1; the seed of Israel Is 43:7. 3. new conditions and circumstances: righteousness and salvation Is 45:8; darkness and evil Is 45:7; fruit of the lips Is 57:19; a new thing חֲדָשָׁה (a woman encompassing a man) Je 31:22; בְּרִיאָה (swallowing up the Korahites) Nu 16:30 (J); cloud and flame over Zion Is 4:5. 4. of transformations: a clean heart ψ 51:12 (‖ חִדֵּשׁ; new heaven and earth Is 65:17 (in place of old); transformation of nature Is 41:20; with double acc. בורא ירושׁלם גילה transform Jerusalem into rejoicing Is 65:18.
Niph. Pf. 2 fs. נִבְרֵאתְ Ez 21:35; 3 pl. נִבְרְאוּ Ex 34:10 + 2 times; Impf. יִבָּרֵא֑וּן ψ 104:30; Inf. sf. הִבָּרַאֲךָ Ez 28:13; הִבָּֽרְאָךְ Ez 28:15; הִבָּֽרְאָם Gn 2:4; 5:2; Pt. נִבְרָא ψ 102:19;—Pass. 1. be created: heaven and earth Gn 2:4 (P); creatures ψ 104:30; mankind Gn 5:2 (P); heavens ψ 148:5. 2. with reference to birth: במקום אשׁר נבראת in the place where thou wast created (i.e. native land) Ez 21:35; יום הבראך day when thou wast created (king of Tyre) Ez 28:13, 15 (cf. היום ילדתיך ψ 2:7); עַם נִבְרָא ψ 102:19 (‖ עַם נוֹלָד ψ 22:32). 3. of something new, astonishing: miracles Ex 34:10 (J); new things, חדשׁית Is 48:6.
Pi. Pf. בֵּרֵאתָ Jos 17:15; בֵּרֵאתוֹ Jos 17:18; Inf. abs. בָּרֵא Ez 21:24(×2) 23:47;— 1. cut down: a forest Jos 17:15, 18 (J); וּבָרֵא אוֹתְהֶן בְּחַרְבוֹתָם Ez 23:47. 2. cut out: יָד hand, as an index Ez 21:24(×2).

בָּרָא²

† II. [בָּרָא] vb. be fat (Arabic بَرِئَ be free from disease, debt; v. מרא)
Hiph. Inf. לְהַבְרִיאֲכֶם 1 S 2:29 to make yourselves fat.

בְּרֹאדַךְ בַּלְאֲדָן

בְּרֹאדַךְ בַּלְאֲדָן n.pr.m. v. sub מְרֹדַךְ.

בִּרְאִי

בִּרְאִי v. בית בראי sub בית.

בְּרָאיָה

בְּרָאיָה n.pr.m. (י׳ hath created) a Benjamite 1 Ch 8:21.

בַּרְבֻּרִים

בַּרְבֻּרִים v. sub ברר.

בַּרְבֻּרִים²

בַּרְבֻּרִים n.m.pl. birds fattened for table of Solomon 1 K 5:3; capons Ki, geese (from their pure white feathers) 𝔗 Jer Thes, swans Ew, guinea-hens Th, fowls Tristr. AV RV (ברברי = ינשׁוף water-birds Lv 11:17 𝔗 Sam).

ברד

ברד (cf. Arabic بَرُدَ be or become cold).

בֶּ֫רֶד

בֶּ֫רֶד 1. n.pr.loc. בָּ֑רֶד Gn 16:14 near Kadesh.
2. n.pr.m. בֶּ֫רֶד an Ephraimite 1 Ch 7:20.

בָּרַד

בָּרַד vb.denom. hail, וּבָרַד בְּרֶדֶת הַיָּ֑עַר consec. Is 32:19 it shall hail.

בָּרָד

בָּרָד n.m. Ex 9:18 hail (Arabic بَرَدٌ, Aramaic בְּרַד, ܒܰܪܕܳܐ; also Sab. ברדם, cold DHMZMG 1875, 607)בָּרָד Ex 9:18 + 28 times;—hail, c. המטיר י׳ Ex 9:18, 23, c. נתן י׳ 9:23; also Ex 9:19, 22, 24, 25, 25, 26; 10:5, 12, 15; ‖ קֹלֹת thunder Ex 9:23, 28, 29, 33, ‖ קֹלֹת & מָטָר Ex 9:34, ‖ אשׁ lightning 9:24; all JE, Egyptian plague; cf. ψ 78:47, 48; 105:32; another great hailstorm Jos 10:11 (E), where אַבְנֵי הַבּ׳; further, in theoph ψ 18:13 (‖ גחלי־אשׁ) 2 S 22:13 om. by error; del. however in ψ 18:14 cf. De Che etc.; אוצרות ב׳ Jb 38:22, אשׁ וב׳ שׁלג וקיטור ψ 148:8, ירקון וב׳ Hg 2:17; in sim. Is 28:2 זרם ב׳ שׁער; fig. Is 28:17; 30:30 (אבן ב׳)—fig. of judgment of י׳.

בָּרֹד

[בָּרֹד] adj. spotted, marked (as if sprinkled with hail? so Ki cf. LagBN 29; Syriac ܒܳܪܕܳܐ, i.e. grandinatus, grêlé, PS), mpl. of sheep & goats עֲקֻדִּים נְקֻדִּים וּבְרֻדִּים Gn 31:10, 12; horses Zc 6:3, 6.

ברה

II. ברה (cf. Assyrian barû, bind, whence birîtu, fetter ZimBP 59, 82, & treaty, covenant DlK 7).

בָּרָה

† I. בָּרָה vb. eat (Assyrian barû & deriv. ZimBP 31)
Qal Pf. 2 S 12:17 בָּרָה; Impf. אֶבְרֶה 2 S 13:6, 10 eat bread (בְּרוּ־לָכֶם 1 S 17:8 scribal error for בחדו לכם 1 K 18:25 DrSm 107).
Pi. Inf. לְבָרוֹת La 4:10 for devouring.
Hiph. Impf. תַּבְרֵנִי 2 S 13:5; Inf. לְהַבְרוֹת 2 S 3:35 cause to eat bread.

בָּרוּךְ

בָּרוּךְ n.pr.m. (blessed)
1. friend and amanuensis of Jeremiah Je 32:12, 13, 16; 36:4—32; 43:3, 6; 45:1, 2.
2. a priest, son of Zabbai (Zaccai) Ne 3:20; 10:7.
3. son of Colhozeh, of the tribe of Judah Ne 11:5.

בְּרוֹשׁ

בְּרוֹשׁ, בְרוֹת v. sub ברשׁ.

בְּרוֹשׁ²

בְּרוֹשׁ n.m. Ho 14:9 cypress or fir (Assyrian burâšu COTGloss, Aramaic בּרוֹתא, ܒܪܽܘܬܳܐ cf. בְּרוֹת infr., v. also Gr. βράθυ, Lat. bratum, cypress, juniper (PS); in favour of cypress, also 𝔊 𝔖 & so Thes; in favour of fir or pine, 𝔙 Rob in RobGes (because cypress not now indigenous on Lebanon); cf. also RSProph. iv. n. 20 who lays stress on Ph. n.pr.loc. אי בשם (= אי ברושים) = Gr. Πιτυοῦσαι i.e. isle of firs;—v. further SchroedPhön. Spr. 99 LöwNo. 59 & Brathu as name of Hermon Philo Bybl. in Euseb Praep. Evang. i. 10)בְּרוֹשׁ Ho 14:9 + 4 times; בְּרוֹשִׁים 2 S 6:5 + 11 times, בְּרשִׁים Na 2:4, בְּרוֹשָׁיו Is 37:24, בְּרשָׁיו 2 K 19:23;—
1. (lit.) a noble tree, usually ‖ ארז (except 2 S 6:5; 1 K 6:34; 2 Ch 3:5 ψ 104:17; Is 55:13; Ho 14:9; Na 2:4); as standing and growing Is 14:8; 37:24 = 2 K 19:23, Is 41:19; 55:13 (‖ הֲדַס) 60:13 (‖ כבוד לבנון = ארז) ψ 104:17.
2. sim. of luxuriance, stateliness Ez 31:8, productiveness Ho 14:9 (Now thinks cypress), fig. for spear-shafts Na 2:4 Hi-St, but 𝔊 𝔖 פרשׁים; fig. for mighty men Zc 11:2.
3. as material (always pl.), for building temple (עצי ב׳) 1 K 5:22, 24; 6:34 cf. 9:11; 2 Ch 2:7; עץ ב׳ (sing.) 2 Ch 3:5 (cf. Baer’s n.); צלעות ב׳ 1 K 6:15; for ships (no עץ) Ez 27:5;—בְּכֹל עֲצֵי ברושׁים 2 S 6:5 appar. = with all musical instruments made of fir, but ‖ 1 Ch 13:8 בְּכָל־עֹז וּבְשִׁירִים & so here 𝔊 We Dr.

בְּרוֹת

[בְּרוֹת] n.m. id. (Aramaic (prob. North-Palest.) form of same) only pl. בְּרוֹתִיםאֲרָזִים Ct 1:17; ref. to arbour of trees as their home, cf. אֶרֶז.

בָּרוּת

[בָּרוּת] n.f. food; בְּבָרוּתִי ψ 69:22 in (or as) my food.

בָּרוּת²

בָּרוּת v. sub I. ברה.

בֵּרוֹ֫תָה

בֵּרוֹ֫תָה n.pr.loc. near Hamath Ez 47:16 (contr.from בְּאֵרוֹתָה?), cf. foll.;—hardly = Berytus (Beirût) with wh. form of name might agree v. Steph. Byzant. al. in MoversPhen. ii. i, 110 n.; perhaps Bereitān near Baalbek, v. Furrer ZPV viii, 34.

בֵּרוֹתָה

בֵּרוֹתָה, בֵּרֹתַי, בֵּרֹתִי v. sub באר.

ברז

ברז (? cf. Aramaic ברז bore, pierce, or Arabic بَرَزَ, appear).

ברזות

ברזות n.pr.f. (?) descend. of Asher (perhaps בִּרְזָא foramen, Thes, or بَرْزَةٌ woman whose beauties are apparent) 1 Ch 7:31 Kt (Qr בִּרְזָ֑יִת).

בַּרְזֶל

בַּרְזֶל n.m. Ez 27:19 iron (c. ל afform.; from piercing? NH id., Aramaic id., פַּרְזֶל, ܦܰܪܙܠܴܐ Ph. ברזל, Assyrian parzillu COTGloss, (Arabic فِرْزِلٌ fetter is loan-word))—always abs. ב׳ Gn 4:22 + 74 times (בַּרְזֶל֑ Gn 4:22 etc.);—
1. iron, lit.: a. iron-ore, stone containing iron, Dt 8:9; Jb 28:2; b. as raw material (to be worked) Gn 4:22; 1 Ch 22:3, 14, 16; 29:2(×2), 7 2 Ch 2:6, 13; 24:12; Is 44:12; c. as article of commerce Ez 27:12, 19; d. as material of furniture, utensils, implements, etc., עֶרֶשׂ ב׳ Dt 3:11, רֶכֶב ב׳ Jos 17:16, 18; Ju 1:19, 4:3, 13, כְּלֵי ב׳ Jos 6:19, 24 cf. 1 K 6:7; Nu 35:16, עֵט־ב׳ Jb 19:24 & fig. Je 17:1, חֲרִצֵי הַבּ׳ 2 S 12:31 = 1 Ch 20:3, מַגְזְרוֹת הַבּ׳ 2 S 12:31 cutting instr. of iron, vid. Am 1:3, כַּבְלֵי ב׳ ψ 149:8 (‖ זִקִּים), נֵשֶׁק ב׳ Jb 20:24, קַרְנֵי ב׳ 1 K 22:11 = 2 Ch 18:10, קִיר ב׳ & מַחֲבַת ב׳ Ez 4:3; בְּרִיחֵי ב׳, i.e. of Babylon, ag. Cyrus Is 45:2; cf. 1 S 17:7 & Is 60:17(×2) (fig.)
2. tool of iron Dt 27:5; Jos 8:31; Pr 27:17(×2) Ec 10:10 Is 10:34 (metaph.); head of an axe Dt 19:5 2 K 6:5, 6; so weapon 2 S 23:7; Jb 41:19; cf. also Nu 31:22; Jos 22:8 where iron as spoil of war.
3. iron in fig. of unwatered earth Dt 28:23; of Egyptian bondage, כּוּר הַבּ׳ Dt 4:20; 1 K 8:51; Je 11:4; of oppression עֹל ב׳ Dt 28:48; Je 28:14 cf. v 13; of strength Je 15:12(×2); cf. ב׳ מִנְעָלֶיךָ Dt 33:25 & Mi 4:13 קֶרֶן ב׳; of prophet, firm through Yahweh’s might, עַמּוּד ב׳ Je 1:18; of distress, בְּרִיחֵי ב׳ ψ 107:16 cf. v 10 of judgments of י׳, & 105:18; שֵׁבֶט ב׳ ψ 2:9; of evildoers, Je 6:28; Ez 22:18, 20; simile of scorching sky Lv 26:19; מְטִיל ב׳ of bones of hippopotamus Jb 40:18; גִּיד ב׳ of obstinate neck of Isr. Is 48:4.

בַּרְזִלַּי

בַּרְזִלַּי n.pr.m. (man of iron no adj. from names of metals; perhaps Aramaic, and בַּר = son, NesZPV xv. 257; AJSL, Apr. 1897, 173)
1. a Gileadite 2 S 17:27; 19:32, 33, 35, 40 1 K 2:7; בַּרְזִלָּי֑ 2 S 19:34; Ezr 2:61 = Ne 7:63 בְּנֵי בַרְזִלַּי אֲשֶׁר לָקַח מִבְּנוֹת בַּרְזִלַּי הַגִּלְעָדִי וַיִּקָּרֵא עַל־שְׁמָם, where 2nd Barzillai = above, & former is
2. a priest Ezr 2:61 = Ne 7:63, who adopted name בַּרְזִלַּי.
3. 2 S 21:8 a Meholathite.

בָּרַח

בָּרַח vb. go through, flee (cf. Germ. durchgehen) (Arabic بَرِحَ go away, withdraw, flee)
Qal Pf. בָּרַח Gn 31:22 + 9 times, בָּֽרְחוּ Jb 9:25, בָּרָ֑חוּ Is 22:3; Impf. יִבְרַח Jb 20:24, יִבְרָ֑ח Jb 27:22 Ne 6:11 וַיִּבְרַח Gn 31:21 + 13 times; 3 fs. וַתִּבְרַח Gn 16:6, אֶבְרָ֑ח ψ 139:7, יִבְרְחוּ Je 52:7, וַיִּבְרְחוּ 2 S 4:3 + 4 times, נִבְרָ֑חָה 2 S 15:14; Imv. בְּרַח Gn 27:43 + 3 times, בִּרְחוּ Is 48:20; Inf. abs. בָּרוֹחַ Jb 27:22; cstr. בְּרֹחַ 1 S 23:6 + 3 times, בְּרוֹחַ Jon 1:3; sf. בָּרְחִי 1 K 2:7, בָּרְחֲךָ Gn 31:5, בָּרְחוֹ Gn 35:7 + 2 times;— 1. go or pass through, of bar, וַיַּעַשׂ אֶת־הַבְּרִיחַלִבְרֹחַ Ex 36:33 (P). 2. flee Gn 31:20, 21, 22 (E) Ex 14:5 (J) Ju 9:21; 1 S 19:12, 18; 22:17; 2 S 13:34, 37, 38 (del. Dr cf. We) 15:14; Is 22:3; Je 4:29; 26:21; 39:4; 52:7; Ne 6:11; fig. of days fleeing away Jb 9:25; of man, like a shadow Jb 14:2; c. מִן flee from a place 1 S 20:1; 2 S 19:10 (+ מֵעַל pers.) Is 48:20, a weapon Jb 20:24; a person, c. מֵאֵת 1 K 11:23, usually c. מִפְּנֵי Gn 16:6, 8; 31:27; 35:1, 7; Ex 2:15 (all JE) Ju 11:3; 2 S 21:11; 1 K 2:7; 12:2 = 2 Ch 10:2 ψ 3:1; 57:1 (titles) 139:7 Jon 1:10; מִיַּד י׳ fig. Jb 27:22; flee to, c. acc. place 1 S 27:4; 1 K 11:40; Ho 12:13; c. place & לְ Ne 13:10; c. place & ָה loc. Jon 1:3; 4:2 2 S 4:3; c. place & אֶל־ Nu 24:11 Am 7:12; c. אֶל־ & pers. 1 S 23:6 Gn 27:43 (J) 1 K 2:39 1 K 11:40; אַחֲרֵי & pers. 1 S 22:20; flee, sq. inf. 1 K 11:17 Dn 10:7. 3. flee = hasten, come quickly Ct 8:14.
Hiph. Pf. הִבְרִיחוּ 1 Ch 8:13; Impf. יַבְרִיחַ Pr 19:26; sf. יַבְרִיחֶנּוּ Jb 41:20, וָאַבְרִחֵהוּ Ne 13:28, וַיַּבְרִיחוּ 1 Ch 12:15; Pt. מַבְרִחַ Ex 26:28;— 1. pass through, lit. Ex 26:28 (P) cf. Qal. 2. cause to flee, put to flight, animal Jb 41:20, men 1 Ch 8:13; 12:16; drive away Pr 19:26 Ne 13:28 (sq. מֵעָלַי).

בַּרְחֻמִי

בַּרְחֻמִי 2 S 23:31 = בַּחֲרוּמִי 1 Ch 11:33, read prob. בַּחֻרִמִי v. sub בחר & cf. Dr.

בְּרִי

בְּרִי Jb 37:11 v. רִי sub רוה.

בֵּרִי

בֵּרִי n.pr.m. a descendant of Asher 1 Ch 7:36 (perhaps = בְּאֵרִי).

בְּרִי²

[בְּרִי], בִּרְיָה v. בָּרִיא sub ii. ברא.

בֵּרִי²

בֵּרִי n.pr.m. v. sub באר p. 92.

בָּרִיא

בָּרִיא adj. fatψ 73:4 Ju 3:17; pl. בְּרִיאִים 1 K 5:3; cstr. בְּרִיאֵי Dn 1:15; f. בְּרִיאָה Hb 1:16 + 2 times + Ez 34:20 בִּרְיָה; Hi Ol§ 171 a בְּרִיָּה, < בריאה; pl. בְּרִיאוֹת Gn 41:5 + 3 times; בְּרִיאֹת Gn 41:2, 4;—fat, cattle בקר Gn 41:2, 4, 5, 7, 18, 20 (E) 1 K 5:3; sheep Ez 34:3, 20 Zc 11:16; food Hb 1:16; אישׁ ב׳ fat man Ju 3:17; בריאי בשׂר Dn 1:15; ב׳ אולם their body fat ψ 73:4.

בְּרִיאָה

בְּרִיאָה n.f. a creation, thing created, as preternatural, unparalleled; acc. cogn. אִם־ב׳ יִבְרָא י׳ Nu 16:30, cf. בָּרָא Qal 3, Niph. 3.

בִּרְיָה

בִּרְיָה n.f. food 2 S 13:5, 7, 10; Ez 34:20 v. בָּרִיא.

בְּרִיחַ

† II. בְּרִיחַ n.pr.m. son of Shemaiah 1 Ch 3:22.

בָּרִיחַ

† I. [בָּרִיחַ] adj. fleeing (= בַּרִּיחַ) נָחָשׁ בָּרִֽחַ׃ Jb 26:13 of eclipse-dragon, לִוְיָתָן נָחָשׁ בָּרִחַ Is 27:1 (prob. fig. of Assyrians); as subst. בָּרִיחִים Is 43:14 as fugitives (for other views cf. Comm.); so prob. also Is 15:5 בריחיה, v. בְּרִיחַ.

בְּרִיחַ²

בְּרִיחַ n.m. bar (cf. Assyrian burûḫu, spear-shaft, spear, COTGloss)בְּרִיחַ Dt 3:5 + 11 times (cstr. Am 1:5 etc.); בְּרִיחוֹ Ex 35:11; 39:33 Kt (Qr both ־חָיו needless); pl. בְּרִיחִם Ex 26:26 + 8 times, בְּרִיחִים 2 Ch 14:6, בְּרִיחֵי Ex 36:31 + 3 times, בְּרִיחָ֑יִךְ Na 3:13, בְּרִיחָיו Ex 40:18 + 7 times (+ Qr Ex 35:11; 39:33), בְּרִיחֶיהָ Je 51:30 La 2:9, בְּרִחֶיהָ Jon 2:7, בְּרִיחֶ֑הָ Is 15:5 but cf. infr.;—
1. a . bar, of wood, joining boards of tabern. Ex 26:26, 27(×2) 28, 29(×2) 35:11; 36:31, 32(×2), 33, 34(×2); 40:18 Nu 3:36; 4:31 (all P). b. bar(s) of city-gates Dt 3:5; Ju 16:3; 1 S 23:7; 2 Ch 8:5; 14:6; id. of gates of Jerusalem La 2:9; also (‖ מנעולים) Ne 3:3, 6, 13, 14, 15 cf. ψ 147:13; cf. Am 1:5 Na 3:13; Je 49:31; Ez 38:11 Je 51:30; bars of city-gates, ב׳ נחשׁת 1 K 4:13, ב׳ ברזל Is 45:2 (of Babylon, broken bef. Cyrus); בְּרִיחֶ֑הָ Is 15:5 read prob. c. 𝔗 Di al. בָּר׳ v. בָּרִיחַ; yet cf. Che’s crit. n.
2. fig. ב׳ בַּרְזֶל of distress, etc. ψ 107:16; of fortress, ב׳ אַרְמוֹן in simile Pr 18:19; fig. ב׳ of earth (pictured as house out of which Jonah is shut) Jon 2:7. (Older usage sg. of bar of door or gate, i.e. the great bar across the gate; so Dt 3:5; Ju 16:3; Am 1:5; 1 S 23:7; 1 K 4:13; Je 49:31; Pr 18:19; Jb 38:10; 2 Ch 8:5; Ez 38:11 Later pl. Is 45:2 La 2:9 2 Ch 14:6; Ne 3:3, 6, 13, 14, 15; ψ 147:13, but also Na 3:13.)

בֵּרִים

בֵּרִים 2 S 20:14 obscure, many after 𝔙 read בַּחֻרִים; Klo prefers הַבִּכְרִים after 𝔊 & so Dr.

בְּרִיעָה

בְּרִיעָה n.pr.m.
1. a son of Asher Gn 46:17(×2) Nu 26:44, 45 1 Ch 7:30, 31.
2. son of Ephraim 1 Ch 7:23 (where expl. as if from בְּרָעָה.
3. a Benjamite בְּרִעָה 1 Ch 8:13, בְּרִיעָה 1 Ch 8:16.
4. a Levite 1 Ch 23:10, 11.

בְּרִיעִי

בְּרִיעִי adj.gent. c. art. as n. coll. משׁפחת הַבְּ׳ Nu 26:44.

בְּרִית

בְּרִית285 n.f. covenant (‖ Aramaic קְיָם, διαθήκη; constitutio)ב׳ Gn 9:13 + 199 times; sf. בְּרִיתִי Gn 6:18 + 50 times; בְּרִיתְךָ Dt 33:9; בְּרִיתֶ֑ךָ ψ 44:18 + 11 times; בְּרִיתְכֶם Is 28:18; בְּרִיתֵךְ Ez 16:61; בְּרִיתוֹ Ex 2:24 + 18 times;—pact, compact, covenant.
I. between men. 1. treaty, alliance, league: Abraham and Amorites Gn 14:13; Edom and its allies Ob 7; with Philistines Gn 21:27, 32 (E) 26:28 (J); Jacob and Laban Gn 31:44 (J); Joshua and Gibeonites Jos 9:6, 7, 11, 15, 16 (J); Israel and Canaanites Ex 23:32; 34:12, 15 (JE) Dt 7:2 Ju 2:2; Ammonites and Jabesh 1 S 11:1; Solomon and Hiram 1 K 5:26; Ahab and Benhadad 1 K 20:34; Syria and Israel 1 K 15:19 = 2 Ch 16:3; Nebuchadnezzar and Zedekiah Ez 17:13—19; nations against Israel ψ 83:6; nations with Egypt Ez 30:5; Ephraim and Assyria Ho 12:2; Judah and Israel Ez 16:61; Judah and Tyre Am 1:9; Assyria and Judah Is 33:8; נגיד ברית a prince in league (with him) Dn 11:22 (so He Ew; Hi Meinh Bev ref. to h. p. Onias III & translate prince of cov’t, cf. AV RV); fig., with death Is 28:15, 18; with stones of the field Jb 5:23. 2. constitution, ordinance, between monarch and subjects: David and Abner 2 S 3:12, 13, 21; David and the elders of Israel 2 S 5:3 = 1 Ch 11:3; Zedekiah and his people Je 34:8—18; hostile prince and Israelites Dn 9:27. 3. agreement, pledge: Jehoiada and captains 2 K 11:4 = 2 Ch 23:1; with oneself Jb 31:1; with Leviathan to be a servant Jb 40:28; between man and man Ho 10:4 cf. בעל ברית Ju 8:33; 9:4 = אל ברית Ju 9:46. 4. alliance of friendship between David and Jonathan 1 S 18:3; 20:8; 23:18 cf. ψ 55:21. 5. alliance of marriage Pr 2:17 Mal 2:14.—In all cases כרת ברית is the technical phrase for making covenant except Je 34:10 באו בברית; Dn 9:27 הגביר ברית לְ. Various preps. are used, most often לְ Ex 23:32 +, but also עִם Gn 26:28 +, אֵת 2 S 3:12 +, בֵּין 2 Ch 16:3.
II. between God and man. 1. alliance of friendship (‖ סוֹד) ψ 25:14. 2. covenant, as a divine constitution or ordinance with signs or pledges (vid. אוֹת). a. with Noah Gn 9:9—17 (P) Is 54:10 Je 33:20, 25; a divine promise that there would be no other deluge. b. with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob Gn 15:18 (J) 17:2—21 Ex 2:24; 6:4, 5; Lv 26:42 (P) 2 K 13:23; 1 Ch 16:15 = ψ 105:8, 10, Ne 9:8 Je 34:18; a promise to multiply their seed, give them the land of Canaan, and make them a blessing to the nations. c. with Israel at Sinai = Horeb, with a covenant sacrifice Ex 19:5; 24:7, 8 (E) 34:10, 27, 28 (J) 31:16; Lv 2:13 (P) 24:8; 26:9, 15, 25, 44, 45 (H) Dt 4:13; renewed in plains of Moab Dt 28:69; with blessings and curses Dt 29:20; frequently referred to in other books 2 Ch 34:32 ψ 25:10; 44:18; 50:5, 16; 74:20; 78:10, 37; 103:18; 106:45; 111:5, 9 Is 56:4, 6; Je 1:2, 3, 6, 8, 10; 14:21; 22:9; 31:32; Ez 16:8, 59, 60; 44:7; Dn 9:4; 11:28, 30, 32; Ho 6:7; 8:1 Zc 9:11; 11:10; a divine constitution given to Israel with promises on condition of obedience and penalties for disobedience, in the form of tables of the covenant Dt 9:9, 11, 15, inscribed with the ten words, placed in (י׳) ארון ברית the ark of the covenant Nu 10:33 + 40 times (vid. ארון; in 1 S 4:3, 4(×2), 5 om. ברית after ארון 𝔊 We Dr); set forth in דברי הברית words of the covenant Ex 34:28 (J) Dt 28:69; 29:8; 2 K 23:3 (= 2 Ch 34:31) Je 11:2—8, written in ספר הברית the book of the covenant Ex 24:7 (E, cf. 34:27 J) 2 K 23:2, 21 (cf. 2 Ch 34:30). d. with Phinehas Nu 25:12, 13 (P), a constitution, establishing an everlasting priesthood in his line; cf. ברית הכהנים Ne 13:29 & ברית הלוי Mal 2:4, 8. e. with Joshua and Israel Jos 24:25 (E), an ordinance or constitutional agreement to serve Yahweh only. f. with David ψ 89:4, 29, 34, 39; 132:12; Je 33:21 (cf. 2 S 7 = 1 Ch 17); a divine promise to the seed of David of an everlasting kingdom, the relation of sonship, and the superintendence of the temple (cf. ψ 2). g. Jehoiada and the people 2 K 11:17 = 2 Ch 23:3, a constitutional agreement to be the people of Yahweh. h. Hezekiah and the people 2 Ch 29:10, a constitutional agreement to reform the worship. i. Josiah and the people 2 K 23:3, a constitutional agreement to obey the book of the covenant. j. Ezra and the people Ezr 10:3, a constitutional agreement to put away foreign wives and observe the Law. k. the prophetic covenant, a divine promise through a series of prophets to establish a new constitution ברית חדשׁה Je 31:31, with new institutions and precepts Is 42:6, 49:8; 55:3; 59:21; 61:8 Je 31:31, 33; 32:40; 50:5; Ez 16:60, 62; 20:37; 34:25; 37:26; Ho 2:20. In Is 2 the Messianic servant is ברית עם Is 42:6; 49:8, cf. מלאך הברית Mal 3:1.
III. Phrases. 1. covenant making: כרת ברית Gn 15:18; Ex 34:10, 27 (J) Jos 24:25 (E) Dt 5:2, 3; 28:69; 29:13, 24; 1 K 5:26; 2 K 11:17; 17:35, 38; 23:3 2 Ch 21:7; 23:3, 16; 29:10; 34:30 Ezr 10:3; Ne 9:8; ψ 50:5; 89:4; Is 55:3; 61:8; Je 11:10; 31:31, 32, 33; 32:40; 34:13 Ez 34:25; 37:26; Hos 2:20; הקים ברית establish a covenant Gn 6:18; 9:9, 11, 17; 17:7, 19, 21; Ex 6:4 (P) Ez 16:60, 62, confirm covenant Lv 26:9 (?; H) Dt 8:18; נתן ברית Gn 17:2 (cf. 9:12) Nu 25:12 (P); שׂם ברית 2 S 23:5; עבר בברית Dt 29:11; בא בברית 2 Ch 15:12; Ez 16:8; צוה ברית ψ 111:9; נשׂא ברית על פי ψ 50:16. (Cf. further on these DrJ Ph. xi. 1882, 210 ff.) 2. covenant keeping: on the part of man שׁמר ברית 1 K 11:11 Ne 1:5; 9:32 ψ 78:10; 103:18; 132:12 Dn 9:4, נצר ברית Dt 33:9 ψ 25:10, מחזיקים בברית Is 56:4, 6; on the part of God זכר ברית Gn 9:15, 16 Ex 2:24; 6:5 (all P), Lv 26:42(×3) (H; on sf. cf. Di Ges§ 128, 1 R b) v 45 (H) ψ 105:8; 106:45; 111:5 1 Ch 16:15 Ez 16:60. Thus we have נאמנת ψ 89:29; ברית עולם Gn 9:16; 17:7, 13, 18, 19 Ex 31:16 Lv 24:8 Nu 18:19; 25:13 (P) 2 S 23:5 (poet.) 1 Ch 16:17 (= ψ 105:10) Is 24:5; 55:3; 61:8 Je 32:40; 50:5 Ez 16:60; 37:26; ברית מלח Lv 2:13 2 Ch 13:5; 21:7 (a cov’t. with sacrificial meal and salt; on cov’t. with salt in Arabia cf. WeSkizzen iii. 124); ברית שׁלום Nu 25:12 (P) Is 54:10 Ez 34:25; 37:26; הברית והחסד Dt 7:9, 12 1 K 8:23 (= 2 Ch 6:14) Ne 1:5; 9:32; Dn 9:4; ברית קדשׁ Dn 11:28, 30; מסרת הברית Ez 20:27. 3. covenant violation: עבר ברית Dt 17:2; Jos 7:11, 15; 23:16 (D) Ju 2:20; 2 K 18:12; Ho 6:7; 8:1; הפר ברית Gn 17:14; Lv 26:15, 44 (H) Dt 31:16, 20 (J) Ju 2:1; Is 24:5(×2) Je 11:10; 14:21; 31:32; 33:20, 21; Ez 16:59; 17:18, 19; 44:7; Zc 11:10; עזב ב׳ Dt 29:24 1 K 19:10, 14; Je 22:9 Dn 11:30; מאס ברית 2 K 17:15; נאר ברית ψ 89:39; חלל ברית ψ 89:34 Mal 2:10 (cf. v 4); שׁקר בב׳ ψ 44:18; שׁכח ברית Dt 4:23, 21; Je 50:5.

בֹּרִית

בֹּרִית v. sub ברר.

בְּרִית²

בְּרִית v. sub ii. ברה; also ii. אֵל 3, בַּעַל 4.

בֹּרִית²

בֹּרִית n.f. lye, alkali, potash, soap, used in washing Je 2:22 Mal 3:2.

בֶּ֫רֶךְ

בֶּ֫רֶךְ n.f. Is. 45:23 knee (Assyrian birku Ethiopic ብርክ Aramaic בֶּרֶךְ, ܒܪܽܘܟ; Arabic رُكْنَةٌ ) Is 45:23; du. בִּרְכַּיִם Jb 3:12 + 10 times; sf. בִּרְכַּי etc. Gn 30:3 + 11 times;—knee, knees: מים ברכים water reaching to the knees Ez 47:4; וַתְּנִיעֵנִי על ברכי Dn 10:10; יַכְּכָה בשׁחין רע על הברכים Dt 28:35; כרע על ברכים kneel on knees in worship 1 K 8:54 Ezr 9:5 cf. Is 45:23 1 K 19:18 2 Ch 6:13, in entreaty 2 K 1:13, to drink of a fountain Ju 7:5, 6; שׂם פניו בין ברכיו put his face between his knees in prayer 1 K 18:42; על ברכים upon the knees, Gn 30:3 (E; on תֵּלֵד עַל ב׳ v. PlossDas Weib Aufl. 2. ii. 180 ff. StaZAW 1886, 143 ff.) 50:23 (E) Jb 3:12 Ju 16:19 2 K 4:20 Is 6:12; הוציא מעם ברכים Gn 48:12 (E); knees as seat of strength, weak from terror Jb 4:4 Is 35:3 Ez 7:17; 21:12 Na 2:11; or fasting ψ 109:24.

בָּרַךְ

[בָּרַךְ329] vb. kneel, bless (NH id.; Arabic بَرَكَ Ethiopic በረከ Aramaic בְּרֵךְ, ܒܪܶܟ (praise), Palm. especially in בריך שמו לעלמא VogPalm. 74 ff. cf. 94, 144)
Qal Impf. יִבְרַךְ 2 Ch 6:13; נִבְרְכָה ψ 95:6; בָּרוֹךְ (v. Pi.); Pt. pass. בָּרוּךְ Gn 9:26 + 70 times;— 1. kneel down (so Arabic Syriac Ethiopic): וַיִּבְרַךְ עַל־בִּרְכָּיו and he kneeled upon his knees 2 Ch 6:13; נִבְרְכָה לפני י׳ let us kneel before Yahweh ψ 95:6. 2. bless (only pt. pass.). a. of God: בָּרוּךְ י׳ blessed be (or is) י׳ Ex 18:10 (E) Gn 9:26; 24:27 (J) Ru 4:14; 1 S 25:32, 39; 2 S 18:28; 1 K 1:48; 5:21; 8:15, 56; 10:9; 1 Ch 16:36; 29:10; 2 Ch 2:11; 6:4; 9:8 Ezr 7:27; ψ 28:6; 31:22; 41:14; 72:18; 89:53; 106:48; 119:12; 124:6; 135:21; 144:1; Zc 11:5; ב׳ אלהים ψ 66:20; 68:36; ב׳ אדני ψ 68:20 (prob. for an original יהוה); ב׳ אל עליון Gn 14:20 (E); ב׳ צוּרִי 2 S 22:47 (= ψ 18:47); ב׳ כבוד י׳ Ez 3:12; ב׳ שׁם כבודו ψ 72:19. b. of men: Gn 27:33 (J) Nu 22:12 (E) Dt 7:14; 28:3, 6; 33:20, 24 1 S 25:33; 26:25; Ju 17:2; 1 K 2:45; ψ 118:26; Is 19:25; Je 17:7; 20:14; מברכיך ברוך blessed be the one blessing thee Gn 27:29; Nu 24:9 (E); ב׳ ליהוה Ru 2:19, 20; 3:10; 1 S 15:13; 23:21; 2 S 2:5; ψ 115:15; ב׳ לאל עליון Gn 14:19; בְּרוּךְ י׳ Gn 24:31; 26:29 (J); בְּרוּכֵי י׳ Is 65:23. c. things: בָּרוּךְ פרי בטנך blessed be the fruit of thy womb Dt 28:4 cf. Dt 28:5; 1 S 25:33; Pr 5:18.
Niph. Pf. נִבְרְכוּ Gn 12:3; 18:18; 28:14 (J) bless oneself (cf. Hithp.).
Pi.233 Pf. בֵּרַךְ Gn 24:1 + 29 times; בֵּרֵךְ ψ 10:3 Nu 23:20; בֵּרְכוּ 2 Ch 20:26; וּבֵרֲכוּ Jb 1:5; sf. בֵּרֲכוֹ, בֵּרֲכַנִי, etc., Gn 27:27 + 5 times; בֵּרַכְךָ Dt 2:7 + 9 times; Impf. יְבָרֵךְ, וַיְּבָ֫רֶךְ etc., Gn 28:3 + 52 times; אֲבָֽרֲכָה Gn 12:3 + 2 times; pl. יְבָֽרֲכוּ Gn 24:60 + 11 times; sf. יְבָרֶכְךָ Gn 27:10 + 21 times; יְבָֽרֲכֶךָּ Gn 49:25 + 2 times; יְבָֽרֲכֵהוּ Gn 14:19 + 16 times; יְבָֽרֲכֵם Gn 48:20 + 6 times; אֲבָרֶכְכָה Gn 27:7; תְּכָֽרֲכַנִּי Gn 27:19, 31; יְבָֽרֲכֶנְהוּ ψ 72:15; יְרָֽרֲכוּכָה ψ 145:10; Imv. בָּרֵךְ Dt 33:11; + 29 times; Inf. cstr. בָּרֵךְ Gn 22:17 + 24 times; Inf. abs. בָּרוֹךְ Jos 24:10 (Ki, cf. Köi. 191, Ew§ 240 b, 2 Ol Sta); Pt. מְבָרֵךְ Pr 27:14 + 4 times;— 1. bless God, adore with bended knees: acc. ברך י׳ Gn 24:48 (J) Dt 8:10; Ju 5:2, 9; 1 Ch 29:10, 20; 2 Ch 20:26; 31:8; Ne 9:5; ψ 16:7; 26:12; 34:2; 63:5; 103:20, 21, 22; 115:18; 134:1, 2; 135:19, 20; 145:2, 10; ברכי נפשׁי את י׳ ψ 103:1, 2, 22; 104:1, 35; ברך שׁם bless the name of Yahweh Ne 9:5; ψ 96:2; 100:4; 145:1, 21; ברך אלהים Jos 22:33; ψ 66:8; 68:27 (doubtless for an original יהוה), with לְ 1 Ch 29:20; מְבָרֵךְ אָוֶן Is 66:3 (of idolatrous worship). 2. God blesses a. men: abs. Nu 23:20 (E) ψ 109:28; with acc. Gn 32:27, 30; 48:16; Ex 20:24; Nu 24:1; Jos 24:10 (E) Gn 12:2, 3; 22:17; 24:1, 35; 26:12; 30:27, 30; 39:5; 49:25; Jos 17:14 (J) Gn 1:22, 28; 5:2; 9:1; 17:16, 20; 25:11; 26:3, 24; 28:3; 35:9; 48:3 Nu 6:24, 27 (P) Dt 1:11; 2:7; 7:13; 12:7; 14:24, 29; 15:4, 6, 10, 14, 18; 16:10, 15; 23:21; 24:13, 19; 26:15; 28:8; 30:16; Ju 13:24; 2 S 6:11, 12; 7:29; 1 Ch 4:10; 13:14; 17:27; 26:5; 2 Ch 31:10; Ne 8:6; Ru 2:4; Jb 42:12 ψ 5:13; 28:9; 29:11; 45:3; 67:2, 7, 8; 107:38; 115:12, 13; 128:5; 134:3; 147:13; Pr 3:33; Is 19:25; 51:2; 61:9; Je 31:23; Hg 2:19. b. things: sabbath Gn 2:3 Ex 20:11 (P); field Gn 27:27 (E); bread Ex 23:25 (E); work Dt 28:12 Jb 1:10 cf. Dt 33:11 ψ 65:11; 132:15. 3. men bless men: priests & kings בשׁם י׳ Dt 10:8; 21:5; 2 S 6:18; 1 Ch 16:2; 23:13; ψ 129:8; Melchizedek Abraham Gn 14:19; Moses Dt 33:1; Ex 12:32; 39:43; Joshua Jos 14:13; 22:6, 7; priests Lv 9:22, 23; Nu 6:23; Dt 27:12; Jos 8:33; 2 Ch 30:27; ψ 118:26; Solomon 1 K 8:14, 55 (= 2 Ch 6:3); David 2 S 6:20 (= 1 Ch 16:43) 19:40; Eli 1 S 2:20; Balaam Nu 22:6; 23:11, 20, 25; 24:10; fathers, especially on death-bed Gn 27:4 + 12 times Gn 27 (all JE) 28:1, 6 (P) 32:1 (E) 48:9 (P) 48:15, 20; 49:28 (J) 2 S 13:25; in consecrating a sacrifice 1 S 9:13. 4. salute, greet, with an invocation of blessing (stronger than שׁלום): בך יברך ישׂראל with thee will Israel bless Gn 48:20 (E). a. in meeting Gn 47:7 (P) 2 K 4:29; 10:15 1 S 13:10. b. in departing Gn 24:60 (J) 47:10 (P) 1 K 8:66. c. by messengers 1 S 25:14 2 S 8:10 1 Ch 18:10. d. in gratitude Jb 31:20 Pr 30:11 Ne 11:2. e. morning salutation Pr 27:14. f. congratulations for prosperity Gn 12:3 (J) 27:29 Nu 24:9 (E) 1 K 1:47 ψ 49:19; 62:5. g. in homage 2 S 14:22 ψ 72:15. h. in friendliness 2 S 21:3. 5. bless, with the antithetical meaning curse (Thes) from the greeting in departing, saying adieu to, taking leave of; but rather a blessing overdone and so really a curse as in vulgar English as well as in the Shemitic cognates: 1 K 21:10, 13 Jb 1:5, 11; 2:5, 9 ψ 10:3.
Pu. Impf. יְבֹרַךְ 2 S 7:29 + 3 times; תְּבֹרַךְ Ju 5:24 Pr 20:21; Pt. מְבֹרָךְ Nu 22:6 + 3 times; f. מְבֹרֶכֶת Dt 33:13; מְבֹרָכָיו ψ 37:22;— 1. pass. to be blessed, adored: שׁם י׳ Jb 1:21 ψ 113:2. 2. prospered by God: a. persons 2 S 7:29 1 Ch 17:27 ψ 37:22; 112:2; 128:4 Pr 20:21. b. things Dt 33:13. 3. have prosperity invoked, by Balaam Nu 22:6. 4. in gratitude Pr 22:9 Ju 5:24.
Hiph. וַיַּבְרֵךְ הַגְּמַלִּים and he made his camels kneel Gn 24:11 (J).
Hithp. הִתְבָּרֵךְ Dt 29:18 + 3 times; Impf. יִתְבָּרֵךְ Is 65:16 ψ 72:17; Pt. מִתְבָּרֵךְ Is 65:16;—bless oneself, congratulate oneself בלבבו in his heart Dt 29:18; בזרעך with or by (cf. בְּ iii. 2. d) thy seed (invoke for oneself the blessing of the seed of Abraham) Gn 22:18; 26:4 (J); by the Messianic king ψ 72:17; באלהי אמן Is 65:16; by י׳ Je 4:2.

בָּרַכְאֵל

בָּרַכְאֵל n.pr.m. (̄El doth bless, cf. Ph. ברכבעל, Palm. בלברך Vog117, Bab. Bariki-ili OppJAs 1887 Nov.—Dec., 536 f.) father of Elihu Jb 32:2, 6.

בְּרֵכָה

בְּרֵכָה n.f. pool, pond (הברכה SI5; Arabic بِرْكَةٌ; Sab. ברכת Sab.Denkm.73; Aramaic בְּרֵיכְתָּא)ב׳ 2 S 2:13(×2) 4:12 2 K 18:17 (= Is 36:2) 20:20 Ne 3:16 Is 7:3; 22:9, 11; cstr. בְּרֵכַת 2 S 2:13 1 K 22:38 Ne 2:14; 3:15 Na 2:9; pl. בְּרֵכוֹת Ec 2:6 Ct 7:5.

בְּרָכָה

† II. בְּרָכָה 1. n.pr.loc. Valley in wilderness by Tekoa 2 Ch 20:26(×2) mod. Bereikût cf. Be & reff.
2. n.pr.m. one of David’s band 1 Ch 12:3.

בִּרָכָה

† I. בִּרָכָה n.f. blessing (Arabic بَرَكَةٌ; Ethiopic በረከት Aramaic בִּרְכָּא, ܒܘܪܟܬܳܐ; NH as Heb.)ב׳ Gn 12:2 + 39 times; cstr. בִּרְכַּת Gn 28:4 + 9 times; sf. בִּרְכָתוֹ Gn 49:28 + 7 times; pl. בְּרָכוֹת ψ 21:7 + 4 times; cstr. בִּרְכוֹת, בִּרְכֹת Gn 49:25 + 5 times; sf. בִּרְכוֹתֵיכֶם Mal 2:2;—
1. blessing: a. of parent Gn 27:12—41; 49:28 (JE), of Moses Dt 33:1. b. of God Ex 32:29 (E) Lv 25:21 (P) Dt 11:26, 27, 29; 23:6 (= Ne 13:2) 28:2, 8; 30:1, 19 Jos 8:34 (D) 2 S 7:29 ψ 3:9; 21:4; 133:3 Is 44:3 Ez 34:26; 44:30 Jo 2:14 Mal 3:10; ברכת יהוה Gn 39:5 (J) Dt 12:15; 16:17; 33:23 ψ 129:8 Pr 10:22; ברכה מאת י׳ ψ 24:5; ברכת אברהם Gn 28:4 (P), the blessing given to Abraham. c. of the people, in recognition of good men ψ 109:17 Pr 10:16; 11:26; 24:25; 28:20. d. of a poor man, in recognition of benefits Jb 29:13.
2. source of blessing: Abraham Gn 12:2 (J); Israel Is 19:24 Ez 34:26 Zc 8:13; seed of the righteous ψ 37:26; the king ψ 21:7; memory of the righteous Pr 10:7; new wine Is 65:8.
3. blessing, prosperity: בברכת ישׁרים by the prosperity of the upright (the city is exalted) Pr 11:11; גם ברכות יעטה מורה yea, the early rain covereth with blessings ψ 84:7 cf. Gn 49:25, 26; וארותי את ברכותיכם and I will curse your prosperity Mal 2:2.
4. blessing, praise of God Ne 9:5.
5. a gift, present Gn 33:11 (E) Jos 15:19 (J) Ju 1:15 1 S 25:27; 30:26 2 K 5:15; נֶפֶשׁ בְּרָכָה a liberal person Pr 11:25 (cf. Syriac ܒܽܘܪܟܳܐ, Ethiopic በረከት).
6. treaty of peace 2 K 18:31 = Is 36:16.

בֶּרֶכְיָה

בֶּרֶכְיָה, בֶּרֶכְיָהוּ v. יְבֶרֶכְיָהוּ supra.

ברם

ברם (cf. Arabic بَرَمَ twist a rope of two strands.)

בְּרֹמִים

בְּרֹמִים n.[m.] variegated cloth (Arabic بَرِيمٌ rope (or fabric) of two strands or colours; cf. Assyrian birmu, a kind of clothing COTGloss, burmu, iris, ZimBP 82; on burūmu cf. JenKosmol. 6 ff.) וּבְגִנְזֵי בְּרֹמִים Ez 27:24.

בַּרְנֵעַ

בַּרְנֵעַ cf. קדשׁ ב׳.

בֶּ֫רַע

בֶּ֫רַע n.pr.m. king of Sodom Gn 14:2 ( √ unknown; 𝔊 Βαλλα).

בְּרַק

בְּרַק cf. בני ברק.

בָּרַק

בָּרַק vb. flash, of lightning (Arabic بَرَقَ gleam, flash, lighten, Assyrian barâḳu ZimBP 76, Aramaic בְּרַק, ܒܪܰܩ, Ethiopic በረቀ Sab. ברק Hal252 cf. DHMZMG 1875, 597)
Qal Pf. בָּרַק so read after 𝔊L 2 S 22:15 & also in ‖ ψ 18:15 (cf. Klo Che crit. n.); Imv. בְּרֹק ψ 144:6;—all c. acc. cogn. בָּרָק, בְּרָקִים;—flash, trans. flash lightning, subj. י׳.

בָּרָק

בָּרָק n.m. Ez 1:13 lightning (chiefly in poetry) (Arabic بَرْقٌ, Assyrian birḳu COTGloss, ZimBP 76, 82 Aramaic בְּרַק, ܒܰܪܩܳܐ )—abs. ב׳ Jb 20:25 + 7 times + 2 S 22:15 (cf. infr.); cstr. בְּרַק Dt 32:41 + 2 times; pl. בְּרָקִים Ex 19:16 + 7 times, בְּרָקָיו ψ 97:4;—lightning,
1. lit. mostly pl. = lightnings, lightning-flashes Ex 19:16 ψ 18:15 (in theoph., on 2 S 22:15 v. infr.) 77:19; 97:4; 135:7 Jb 38:35 Je 10:13; 51:16; so in sim. of swift brightness Na 2:5, sg. only ψ 144:6 2 S 22:15 (where however read בְּרָקִים בָּרַק cf. בָּרַק—so 𝔊L Klo Che, cf. his crit. n. ψ 18:15), Ez 1:13 (in vision), and in sim. of brightness Dn 10:6; swift destruction Zc 9:14.
2. fig. (always sing.) of flashing arrow-head Jb 20:25, cf. ב׳ חרב Dt 32:41, ב׳ חנית Na 3:3 Hb 3:11; cf. glitter of weapon Ez 21:15, 20, 33.

בָּרָק²

בָּרָק n.pr.m. (lightning-flash, cf. Pun. Barcas, surname of Hamilear, cf. NeposHamilcar 1, 1; Sab. ברקם DHMZMG, 1875, 592; Palm. ברק VogPalm. 76) son of Abinoam, & leader of Israel Ju 4:6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14(×2), 15, 16, 22; 5:1, 12, 15.

בַּרְקוֹס

בַּרְקוֹס n.pr.m. ( √ & meaning unknown; Bab. Barḳûsu DlPr 212) head of a family of Nethinim, בני־™־ב׳ Ezr 2:53 = Ne 7:55.

בַּרְקָנִים

בַּרְקָנִים n.m.pl. briers (so Vrss Ki al., also Stu q.v., Be, √ unknown; cf. ‖ קוֹצִים; > J. D. Michaelis, Thes al. threshing-sledges, furnished with sharp (glittering) stones) Ju 8:7 וְדַשְׁתִּי אֶת־בְּשַׂרְכֶם אֶת־קוֹצֵי הַמִּדְבָּר וְאֶת־הַבּ׳ (vid. also דושׁ) and I will thresh your flesh together with the thorns of the wilderness and the briers; v 16 וַיִּקַּח אֶת־זִקְנֵי הָעִיר וְאֶת־קוֹצֵי הַמִּדְבָּר וְאֶת הַבּ׳ וַיֹּדַע בָּהֶם אֵת אַנְשֵׁי סֻכּוֹת (read וַיָּדָשׁ for וַיֹּדַע 𝔊 BuRS 114; cf. Stu Be) and he took the thorns of the wilderness and the briers and threshed, etc.

בָּֽרְקַת

בָּֽרְקַת n.f. id., Ez 28:13, cf. Ges§ 80 R. 2 PinskEinl. 73.

בָּרֶ֫קֶת

בָּרֶ֫קֶת n.f. a precious stone, emerald, according to 𝔊 𝔙 Josephus; (from flashing, sparkling; LagRel. Jur. Eccl. x. comp. Skr. markata, Gk. μάραγδος, ζμάραγδος) Ex 28:17; 39:10 (both P).

בָּרַר

[בָּרַר] vb. purify, select (cf. Assyrian barâru, be shining, in deriv. ZimBP 46, 73 Belser BAS ii. 154; Arabic بِرٌّ pious, kind, true; بَرَّ he was pious, good, virtuous, honest)
Qal Pf. בָּרוֹתִי Ez 20:38; Inf. sf. לְבָרָם Ec 3:18, Ges§ 67 p; cf. לָבוּר 9:1 (si vera l.) as metaplastic form, but on text vid. בּוּר supra p. 101; Pt. pass. m. בָּרוּר Jb 33:3 + 4 times; f. בְּרוּרָה Ne 5:18 Zp 3:9;— 1. purge out, purify: וּבָרוֹתִי מִכֶּם הַמֹּרְדִים and I will purge out from among you the rebels Ez 20:38; שָׂפָה בְרוּרָה a purified lip Zp 3:9; בָּרוּר מִלֵּל֑וּ utter in a pure, sincere manner Jb 33:3. 2. choose, select, only Pt. and in Chronicler: chosen, valiant men 1 Ch 7:40; porters 1 Ch 9:22; musicians 1 Ch 16:41; sheep Ne 5:18. 3. cleanse, make shining, polish, pt. pass. חֵץ בָּרוּר polished arrow Is 49:2 (cf. De & Je 51:11 infr.) 4. test, prove Ec 3:18 לְבָרָם הָאֱלֹהִים that God may prove them (RV);—on 9:1 v. בּוּר.
Niph. הִבָּרוּ Is 52:11; Pt. נָבָר 2 S 22:27 (= ψ 18:27);—purify oneself: a. ceremonially, the bearers of the sacred vessels Is 52:11. b. morally 2 S 22:27 = ψ 18:27.
Pi. Inf. לְבָרֵר Dn 11:35 purify (‖ לִצְרוֹף, לַלְבֵּן).
Hiph. 1. Inf. לְהָבַר Je 4:11 purify, cleanse. 2. Imv. הָבֵרוּ הַחִצִּים Je 51:11 polish arrows (vid. 3 above).
Hithp. 1. Impf. יִתְבָּרֲרוּ Dn 12:10 purify oneself. 2. תִּתְכָּרַר ψ 18:27 = תִּתָּבָר 2 S 22:27 shew oneself pure, just, kind.

ברשׁ

ברשׁ (√ of foll., meaning unknown).

בִּרְשַׁע

בִּרְשַׁע n.pr.m. (√ & meaning unknown) king of Gomorrah Gn 14:2.

בֵּרֹתִי

בֵּרֹתִי adj.gent. 1 Ch 11:39 v הַבְּאֵרֹתִי supr.

בֵּרֹתַי

בֵּרֹתַי n.pr.loc. belonging to Hadabezer of Zoba 2 S 8:8; perhaps = foregoing.

בֵּרֹתַי²

בֵּרֹתַי, בֵּרֹתִי, בֵּר֫וֹתָה v. sub בארות, p. 92.

בְּשׂוֹר

בְּשׂוֹר n.pr. of brook in Philistine territory: always נַחַל הַבְּשׂוֹר 1 S 30:9, 10, 21; 𝔊 Βοσορ (v 21 Βεανα, but 𝔊L Βοσορ); mod. Wady Ṛazze (Gaza) according to Guérin Judée ii. 213;—it empties into sea SW of Gaza. (Connexion with above √ dub.)

בָּשֵׁל

בָּשֵׁל adj. cooked, boiled (Assyrian bašlu, ripe COT Gloss)Ex 12:9 בָּשֵׁל מְבֻשָּׁל במים; f. בְּשֵׁלָה Nu 6:19, (both P).

בָּשַׁל

בָּשַׁל vb. boil, seethe (intr.), grow ripe (Aramaic בְּשַׁל, ܒܫܶܠ ripen, Nas. ܒܫܰܠ boil, NSyr. ܒܵܫܸܠ be boiled, cooked, cf. Assyrian bašâlu (bašlu, cooked) ZimBP 76)
Qal Pf. בָּשַׁל Jo 4:13, בָּֽשְׁלוּ Ez 24:5;—boil, cook (intr.) Ez 24:5; grow ripe (of קציר) Jo 4:13;—
Pi. Pf. 3 ms. sf. בִּשְּׁלָם 1 K 19:21; וּבִשַּׁלְתָּ֫ Ex 29:31; Dt 16:7, בִּשְּׁלוּ La 4:10 + 2 times, וּבִשְּׁלוּ consec. Zc 14:21; Impf. 3 fs. וַתְּבַשֵּׁל 2 S 13:8; 2 ms. תְּבַשֵּׁל Ex 23:19 + 2 times, יְבַשְּׁלוּ Ez 46:20, 24, וַיְבַשְּׁלוּ 2 Ch 35:13, תְּבַשְּׁלוּ Ex 16:23, וַנְּבַשֵּׁל 2 K 6:29; Imv. בַּשֵּׁל 2 K 4:38, בַּשְּׁלוּ Lv 8:31, בַּשֵּׁ֑לוּ Ex 16:23; Inf. בַּשֵּׁל 1 S 2:13; Pt. מְבַשְּׁלִים Ez 46:24;— 1. boil (tr.) obj. om. Nu 11:8, בָּשָׂר 1 S 2:13; גְּדִי Ex 23:19; 34:26; Dt 14:21; נזיד 2 K 4:38; of offerings, obj. הקדשׁים 2 Ch 35:13; obj. אשׁם Ez 46:20, זבח Ez 46:24 (no obj.) v 24, cf. Zc 14:21 (no obj.); Ex 16:23(×2) opp. אפה bake. 2. cook (general), obj. בשׂר 1 K 19:21 Ex 29:31; Lv 8:31 (both P); obj. בֵּן 2 K 6:29 cf. יֶלֶד La 4:10; hence also of הפסח Dt 16:7 (cf. Di; ‖ Ex 12:8, 9 has צְלִי אֵשׁ opp. מְבֻשָּׁל בַּמַּיִם) 2 Ch 35:13 (בָּאֵשׁ), cakes (הלבבות) 2 S 13:8.
Pu. Pf. 3 fs. בֻּשָּׁ֑לָה Lv 6:21; Impf. 3 fs. תְּבֻשַּׁל־ Lv 6:21; Pt. מְבֻשָּׁל Ex 12:9; 1 S 2:15;—be boiled, sodden, במים Ex 12:9 cf. Lv 6:21(×2) (all P) 1 S 2:15.
Hiph. Pf. הִבְשִׁילוּ ripened, brought to ripeness Gn 40:10 (grape-clusters).

בִּשְׁלָם

בִּשְׁלָם n.pr.m. (= בֶּן־שְׁלָם son of peace? cf. sub בן) a Persian officer in Canaan Ezr 4:7.

בשׂם

בשׂם (have a sweet odour, cf. Aramaic בְּסִים ܒܣܶܡ be sweet, pleasant, Pa. ܒܰܣܶܡ to delight, בַּסִּימָא, sweet; Palm. בשימא (משחא) Vog JAs 1883, Août. Sept. 153 1. 12, 155 1. 16, 18, 20 etc. spiced (oil), cf. Reckendorf ZMG 1888, 405; Assyrian bašâmu, to create, prepare and bašāmu, balsam).

בֶּ֫שֶׂם

בֶּ֫שֶׂם [בָּשָׂם] v. בֹּשֶׂם.

בֹּ֫שֶׂם

בֹּ֫שֶׂם n.m. 1 K 10:10 spice, balsam, balsamtree (Arabic بَشَامٌ, Aramaic בּוּסְמָא, ܒܶܣܡܳܐ, Gk. βάλσαμον; cf. Löw53)ב׳ Is 3:24 +, בֶּ֫שֶׂם Ex 30:23 v. infr., בְּשָׂמִי Ct 5:1 (as if from בָּשָׂם); pl. בְּשָׂמִים Ex 25:6 + 18 times, בְּשָׂמָיו Ct 4:16;—
1. spice, perfume, sweet odour Is 3:24; קִנְּמָן־בֶּשֶׂם Ex 30:23 (ב׳ perhaps so pointed to distinguish it from) קְנֵה־בֹשֶׂם v 23;—with this cf. Aramaic ܩܢܝܐ ܕܒܣܡܐ, קני בוסמא;—spices as costly, token of wealth 2 K 20:13 = Is 39:2 cf. 2 Ch 32:27; royal gifts 1 K 10:2, 10, 25 = 2 Ch 9:1, 19, 24; cf. sg. 1 K 10:10 = 2 Ch 9:9; as article of commerce Ez 27:22; burnt at burial 2 Ch 16:14; appointed for ingredient of the anointing oil Ex 25:6; 35:8 cf. v 28 (all P), cf. 1 Ch 9:30 (Palm. v. supr.); stored in temple 1 Ch 9:29; used for purifying the women of Ahasuerus Est 2:12;
2. elsewhere only Ct 4:10, 14 spices, v 16 balsam-juice, gathered Ct 5:1; balsam-tree הָרֵי ב׳ Ct 8:14; beds of balsam עֲרֻגוֹת בּ׳ Ct 6:2; cf. עֲרוּגֵת בּ׳ Ct 5:13 sim. of lover’s cheeks.

בָּֽשְׂמַת

בָּֽשְׂמַת n.pr.f. (perfume?)
1. Hittite woman, a wife of Esau Gn 26:34 (P); called daughter of Ishmael, and sister of Nebaioth Gn 36:3 (but due prob. to R; this daughter of Ishmael is מַחֲלַת in 28:9 P); v. also 36:4, 10, 13, 17 (all P) (Sam. has מחלת throughout Gn 36).
2. daughter of Solomon, wife of Ahimaaz 1 K 4:15.

בשׁן

בשׁן (√ of foll. = smooth, soft? cf. Arabic بَثْنَةٌ, بِثْنَةٌ soft and smooth ground).

בָּשָׁן

בָּשָׁן60 n.pr.terr.m. Dt 3:3 (smooth (& fertile) land) Bashan, first mentioned as kingdom of Og, E. of Jordan, stretching from stream Jabboḳ (thus including northern Gilead) northward to Hermon, between Gennesaret (W) and mts of Hauran (E); cf. Di Nu 21:33 Wetzst Hauran 82; later a type of fertility;—usually c. art. הַבּ׳ Nu 21:33(×2); 32:33; Dt 1:4 + 30 times Dt Jos; 1 K 4:13, 19 2 K 10:33; 1 Ch 5:11, 12, 16, 23; 6:47, 56; Ne 9:22 ψ 68:23; 135:11; 136:20; Je 22:20; 50:19 (‖ הַכַּרְמֶל), Mi 7:14 (‖ id.), Na 1:4) (‖ id.; personif., subj. of אֻמְלַל), Is 33:9 (‖ id.; personif. subj. of נֹעֵר); הַר־בָּשָׁן (i.e. range of Hauran) ψ 68:16(×2) (called הַר־אלהים,—from a sanctuary there?—& הַר־גַּבְנֻנִּים many-peaked mt.); of stately trees אַלּוֹנֵי הַבּ׳ Is 2:13 (still seen on western slope of mts. of Hauran, Wetzst Hauran 88); אַלּוֹנֵי ב׳ Zc 11:2 (fig. of prominent men); אַלּוֹנִים מִבּ׳ Ez 27:6; of bulls אַבִּירֵי ב׳ ψ 22:13 (‖ פָּרִים, fig.); so בְּנֵי־ב׳ Dt 32:14 (+ כָּרִים וְאֵילִים also עַתּוּדִים, cf. בָּקָר & צֹאן v a; vid. בֵּן 1. j. (ν)); appar. more general is מְרִיאֵי ב׳ Ez 39:18 (ref. to אֵילִים כָּרִים וְעַתּוּדִים פָּרִיםכֻּלָּם); once of kine (fem., fig. of luxurious and haughty women of Samaria) Am 4:1 פָּרוֹת הַבּ׳.

בָּשְׁנָה

בָּשְׁנָה n.f. shame (בֹּשֶׁן Ew§ 163 f.) Ho 10:6.

בָּשְׁנָה²

בָּשְׁנָה v. sub בושׁ.

בשׁס

[בשׁס] vb.
Po. Inf. sf. בּוֹשַׁסְכֶם Am 5:11 prob. your trampling (by dissim. from בּוּס) sq. עַל.

בָּשַׂר

[בָּשַׂר] vb. bear tidings (rub, smooth the face; cf. Arabic بَشَرَ remove the face or surface of a thing, cf. Arabic بَشِرَ be glad, joyful; بَشَّرَهُ بِمَوْلُودٍ he rejoiced him with the message of a new-born son; Ethiopic አብሰረ bring a joyful message, so Assyrian bussuru (Pa.) DlPr 170, Sab. תבשר DHMMV, also בשר n.pr.dei, بشير DHM ZMG 1883, 358, CISiv. 1, 41, 1. 3)
Pi. Pf. בִּשַּׂר Je 20:15 + 2 times; Impf. תְּבַשֵּׂר 2 S 18:20 + 4 times; אֲבַשְּׂרָה 2 S 18:19; Imv. בַּשְּׂרוּ 1 Ch 16:23 = ψ 96:2; Inf. לְבַשֵּׂר 1 S 31:9 + 2 times; Pt. מְבַשֵּׂר Is 41:27 + 6 times; f. מְבַשֶּׂרֶת Is 40:9x2; pl. מְבַשְּׂרוֹת ψ 68:12;— 1. gladden with good tidings: birth of a son Je 20:15; victory 1 S 31:9; 2 S 1:20; 1 Ch 10:9 ψ 68:12; היה כמבשׂר בעיניו he was in his eyes as a bearer of good tidings 2 S 4:10. 2. bear tidings 2 S 18:19, 20(×2), 26; even of evil 1 S 4:17, and so with acc. בשׂר טוב 1 K 1:42. 3. herald as glad tidings: the salvation of God, preach (chiefly exilic usage) the advent of י׳ in salvation Na 2:1; Is 40:9(×2); 41:27; 52:7(×2); the praises of Yahweh 60:6; His righteousness in the great congregation ψ 40:10; His salvation daily ψ 96:2 = 1 Ch 16:23; the Messianic servant preaches good tidings to the meek Is 61:1.
Hithp. Impf. יִתְבַּשֵּׂר 2 S 18:31 receive good tidings (so Kirkp. Klo; cf. Arabic بَشِرَ iv. x; otherwise AV).

בָּשָׂר

בָּשָׂר266 n.m. flesh (cf. Arabic بَشَرٌ skin, Syriac ܒܶܣܪܳܐ, Assyrian bišru, blood-relation, Dl Assyrian Stud. i. 143, cf. Pr 170, Sab. בשר תורם flesh of bulls)Gn 2:21 + 126 times; cstr. בְּשַׂר Gn 17:11 + 40 times; sf. בְּשָׂרִי etc. ψ 16:9 + 96 times; pl. בְּשָׂרִים Pr 14:30;—
1. of the body: a. of animals Gn 41:2—19; Ex 21:28; 22:30; Nu 12:12 (E) Nu 11:4—33 (JE) Gn 9:4 + (P 30 times) Dt 12:15 + (D 9 times) Ju 6:19—21; 1 S 2:13, 15; 1 K 17:6; 19:21; Jb 31:31; 41:15 ψ 50:13; Pr 23:20; Is 22:13; 44:16, 19; 65:4; 66:17; Je 7:21; 11:15; Ez 4:14 + 6 times Dn 10:3; Ho 8:13 Mi 3:3; Hg 2:12; Zc 11:9, 16. b. of men Gn 40:19 (E) 2:21; Ex 4:7 (J) Lv 12:3; 13:2 + 16 times 26:29 (P) Dt 28:53, 55; 32:42; Ju 8:7; 1 S 17:44; 2 K 4:34; 5:10, 14; 6:30; 9:36; Jb 2:5; 4:15; 6:12; 7:5; 10:11; 13:14; 19:20, 22; 21:6; 33:21, 25 ψ 27:2; 38:4, 8; 79:2; 102:6; 109:24; Pr 4:22; 5:11 Is 9:19; 17:4; 49:26; Je 19:9; La 3:4; Ez 32:5; 37:6, 8; 39:17, 18 Dn 1:15; Zc 14:12. The flesh of the body is contrasted with stone Ez 11:19; 36:26.
2. flesh for the body itself (especially in P): על בשׂר אדם לא ייסך upon the body of man it shall not be poured Ex 30:32 (P); מכנסי בד ילבשׁ על בשׂרו linen drawers shall he put on his body Lv 6:3; 16:4 (P); וישׂם שׂק על בשׂרו 1 K 21:27; ורחץ את בשׂרו and he shall bathe his body Lv 14:9; 15:13, 16; 16:24, 26, 28; 17:16; 22:6; Nu 19:7, 8 (P); שׂרט לנפשׁ לא תתנו בכשׂרכם ye shall not put any cutting for any one in your body Lv 19:28; cf. Lv 21:5 (P); והעבירו תער על כל בשׂרם and they shall pass a razor over all their body Nu 8:7 (P). Ec. uses בשׂר only in this sense 2:3; 4:5; 5:5; 11:10; 12:12; elsewhere this usage only in poetry; the body antith. to נפשׁ Jb 14:22; Is 10:18 ψ 63:2; לב ψ 16:9; 84:3; Pr 14:30 (only here emphatic pl. = entire body§ 695, Leiblichkeit De); מִבְּשָׂרִי apart from my body, in disembodied state Jb 19:26; סמר מפחדך בשׂרי my body trembleth for fear of thee ψ 119:120.
3. male organ of generation (euphemism): בְּשַׂר עָרְלַתְכֶם Gn 17:11, 14, 23, 24, 25 (P); בשׂר ערוה Ex 28:42 (P), but בשׂר Gn 17:14; Lv 15:2—19 (P); Ez 16:26; 23:20; 44:7, 9.
4. flesh for kindred, blood-relations: עצם מעצמי ובשׂר מבשׂרי bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh Gn 2:23 (J); והיו לבשׂר אחד and they shall become one flesh Gn 2:24 (J); עצמי ובשׂרי Gn 29:14 (J); Ju 9:2; 2 S 5:1 = 1 Ch 11:1; 19:13, 14; בשׂר with sf. in same sense Gn 37:27 (J); Ne 5:5; Is 58:7, for which שְׁאֵר בשׂרו near of kin, man or woman Lv 18:6; 25:49 (both H; 25:49מִשְׁפָּחָה, cf. RSK 149).
5. man over against God as frail or erring Gn 6:3 (J) ψ 56:5; 78:39; eyes of flesh Jb 10:4; arm of flesh 2 Ch 32:8; Je 17:5; horses are flesh not spirit Is 31:3.
6. the phrase כָּל־בָּשָׂר: a. all living beings Gn 6:17, 19; 7:21; 9:11, 15, 16, 17 Lv 17:14(×3); Nu 18:15 (P); Jb 34:15 ψ 136:25. b. animals Gn 7:15, 16; 8:17 (P). c. mankind Gn 6:12, 13; Nu 16:22; 27:16 (P); Dt 5:23 ψ 65:3; 145:21; Is 40:5, 6; 49:26; 66:16, 23, 24; Je 12:12; 25:31; 32:27; 45:5; Ez 21:4, 9, 10; Jo 3:1; Zc 2:17; cf. כל בשׂר אישׁ Jb 12:10.

בְּשׂרָה

בְּשׂרָה n.f. tidings (cf. Arabic بِشَارَةٌ v. BaNB 61; Sab. בשרן DHM ZMG 1876, 672), 2 S 4:10 + 3 times; בְּשׂוֹרָה 2 S 18:25, 27
1. good tidings 2 K 7:9.
2. tidings, news 2 S 18:20, 25; with טובה 2 S 18:27.
3. reward for good tidings 2 S 4:10; 18:22.

בֹ֫שֶׁת

בֹ֫שֶׁת n.f. shame Jb 8:22 + 20 times; sf. בָּשְׁתִּי ψ 69:20 + 7 times
1. shame 1 S 20:30(×2) ψ 40:16; 69:20; 70:4 Is 30:3, 5; 42:17; 61:7 Je 2:26; 3:25; 20:18 Hb 2:10 Zp 3:5, 19; לָבַשׁ בֹּשֶׁת clothe with shame Jb 8:22 ψ 35:26; 132:18; ‖ עטה בשׁת ψ 109:29; בֹּשֶׁת (ה)פָּנִים shame (or confusion) of face 2 Ch 32:21 Ezr 9:7 Dn 9:7, 8, cf. ψ 44:16 Je 7:19, בֹּשֶׁת עֲלוּמֶיךָ shame of thy youth Is 54:4; עֶרְיָה־בֹשֶׁת nakedness (that is) shame Mi 1:11 cf. ψ 45:5; בֹּשֶׁת עֶרְוַת אמך 1 S 20:30.
2. shameful thing, substituted for בַּעַל (q.v.) by later editors, Ho 9:10 Je 3:24; מִזְבְּחוֹת לַבֹּשֶׁת Je 11:13, cf. יְרֻבֶּשֶׁת 2 S 11:21 = יְרֻבַּעַל Ju 6:32; אִישׁ־בֹּשֶׁת 2 S 2:8 = אֶשְׁבַּעַל 1 Ch 8:33.

בֹּשֶׁת

בֹּשֶׁת v. sub בושׁ.

בַּת

I. בַּת587 n.f. daughter (= בַּנְתְּ from בן; Ph. בת, MI בנת pl. maidens, Assyrian bintu WincklerSargon, Gloss., Arabic بِنْتٌ Sab. בת, בנת DHMZMG 1883, 391 CISiv. 1, No. 6. 21; Aramaic ܒܰܪܬ )ב׳ abs. Ex 1:16 +; cstr. Gn 11:29 +; sf. בִּתִּי Dt 22:16 +; בִּתְּךָ Gn 29:18 +; בִּתֵּנוּ Gn 34:17 etc.; pl. בָּנוֹת Gn 5:4 +; cstr. בְּנוֹת Gn 6:2 +; sf. בְּנֹתַי Gn 31:26 +; בְּנוֹתֶיךָ Gn 19:12 +; בְּנֹתָם Gn 34:21; בְּנוֹתֵיהֶם Dt 12:31 +, etc.;—
1. daughter, female child, born of a woman Gn 30:21; 34:1 Ex 1:16, 22; 21:4 Lv 12:6 Ho 1:6 cf. Gn 20:12 Lv 18:9 Dt 27:22 +; begotten by a man Gn 5:4, 7, 10; 11:11, 13, 15 cf. Gn 11:29; 19:8; 20:12; 28:2 Lv 19:9 Dt 27:22 +; often ‖ בֵּן son Gn 5:4, 7 + (v. בֵּן); cf. in allegory of Jehoash 2 K 14:9 = 2 Ch 25:18; note especially בְּנוֹת הָאָדָם i.e. human women Gn 6:2, 4; בִּתְּךָ הַקְּטַנָּה thy younger daughter Gn 29:18 (cf. הַצְּעִירָה v 26 opp. הַבְּכִירָה); בִּתִּי הַגְּדוֹלָה my eldest daughter 1 S 18:17; בַּת־(הַ)מֶּלֶךְ = princess 2 Ch 22:11 2 K 9:34 Dn 11:6 cf. 2 S 13:18 Je 41:10; 43:6 ψ 45:10; cf. as term of praise בַּת־נָדִיב Ct 7:2; in partic. †a. girl called בִּתֵּנוּ by father and brothers Gn 34:17 cf. בִּתְּכֶם v 8. †b. of adopted daughter Est 2:7, 15. †c. used in speaking to daughter-in-law Ru 1:11, 12, 13; 2:2, 8, 22; 3:1, 16, 18. †d. בַּת־אָבִיו = sister Ez 22:11 (appos. אחותו); also half-sister Gn 20:12 בַּת־אָבִי אַךְ לֹא בַת־אִמִּי, cf. Lv 18:9 & v 11 בַּת־אֵשֶׁת אָבִיךָ, 20:17. †e. בַּת־דֹּדוֹ = cousin Est 2:7. †f. used in kindly address, בִּתִּי Ru 3:10, 11 (Boaz to Ruth), cf. ψ 45:11; בְּנוֹתַי in mouth of י׳ Is 43:6 (‖ בָּנַי). †g. בְּנוֹת בָּנָיו = granddaughters Gn 46:7 (P) cf. Lv 18:10 & v 17 (H); note also Gn 37:35, where בנותיו must include other than actual daughters. h. רִבְקָה בַּת־בְּתוּאֵל (as more precise designation) Gn 25:20 cf. 24:23, 24, 47(×2) also 26:34(×2); 29:10 +; note especially †בַּת־פַּרְעֹה (without personal name) Ex 2:5, 7, 8, 9, 10 cf. 1 K 3:1; 7:8; 9:24; 11:1 2 Ch 8:11; בַּת־אִישׁ כְּנַעֲנִי וּשְׁמוֹ שׁוּעַ Gn 38:2 cf. v 12 (but cf. 1 Ch 2:3 sub בַּת־שׁוּעַ n.pr.f. infr.) †i. often pl. as designation of women of a particular city, land, or people: בְּנוֹת צִיּוֹן Is 3:16, 17; 4:4 Ct 3:11 cf. Is 49:22; 60:4 La 3:51; בְּנוֹת יְרוּשָׁלַם Ct 1:5; 2:7; 3:5, 10; 5:8, 16; 8:4; בְּנוֹת־שִׁילוֹ Ju 21:21(×2); בְּנוֹת רַבָּה Je 49:3; observe transitional phrase בְּנוֹת אַנְשֵׁי הָעִיר Gn 24:13; further בְּנוֹת כְּנָ֑עַן Gn 28:1, 6, 8; 36:2 (all P) cf. ב׳ הַכְּנַעֲנִי Gn 24:3, 37 (J); בְּנוֹת הָאָרֶץ Gn 27:46; 34:1 (both P); בְּנוֹת מוֹאָב Nu 25:1 Is 16:2 cf. Nu 21:29; ב׳ חֵת Gn 27:46(×2) (P); ב׳ פְּלִשְׁתִּים Ju 14:1, 2 2 S 1:20ב׳ הָֽעֲרֵלִים v 20 (poet.); ב׳ יִשְׂרָאֵל Ju 11:40 1 S 1:24 (poet.); ב׳ יְהוּדָה ψ 48:12; 97:8; ב׳ מְנַשֶּׁה Jos 17:6; ב׳ דָּן 2 Ch 2:13; cf. בַּת־לֵוִי Ex 2:1 i.e. a woman of tribe of Levi; also ב׳ אַחֶיךָ Ju 14:3; ב׳ עַמֶּ֑ךָ Ez 13:7.—בַּת־צִיּוֹן etc. v. sub 3 infr.
2. young women, women Gn 30:13 (J) Pr 31:29 Ct 2:2; 6:9; בָּנוֹת בֹּטְחוֹת Is 32:9; also בַּת הַנָּשִׁים Dn 11:17.
3. with name of city, land, or people, poet. personif. of that city or inhabitants, etc.: בַּת־צִיּוֹן Is 1:8; 10:32; 16:1; 62:11 Mi 1:13; 4:8, 10, 13 Je 4:13; 6:2, 23 Zp 3:14 Zc 2:14; 9:9 ψ 9:15 La 1:6; 2:1, 4; 4:22; even זִקְנֵי בת־ציון La 2:10; חוֹמַת ב׳ צ׳ v 8, 18; also בְּתוּלַת ב׳־צ׳ 2 K 19:21 = Is 37:22 La 2:13; שְׁבִיָּה ב׳־צ׳ Is 52:2; ב׳ יְרוּשָׁלַם 2 K 19:21 = Is 37:22 Mi 4:8 Zp 3:14 Zc 9:9 La 2:13, 15; cf. בַּת־פּוּצַי Zp 3:10 daughter of my dispersed ones; בַּת־צֹר ψ 45:13; ב׳ בָּבֶל Je 50:42; 51:23 ψ 137:8; בְּתוּלַת ב׳ בָּבֶל Is 47:1; v. further Zc 2:11; also of Tarshish Is 23:10, Sidon v 12 (+ בְּתוּלַת), Dibon Je 48:18 (+ יוֹשֶׁבֶת), Gallim Is 10:30; בְּתוּלַת ב׳־יְהוּדָה La 1:15; cf. מִבְצְרֵי בַּת יְהוּדָה 2:2; בַּת־עַמִּי daughter of my people Is 22:4 Je 4:11; 6:14, 26; 8:11, 19, 21, 22, 23; 9:6 La 3:48; 4:3, 6, 10, בְּחוּלַת ב׳ ע׳ Je 14:17; בַּת־מִצְרָ֑יִם Je 46:24; also 46:11 (+ בְּתוּלַת), v 19 (+ יוֹשֶׁבֶת); ב׳ אֱדוֹם La 4:21, 22; ב׳ כַּשְׂדִּים Is 47:1, 5; note הַבַּת הַשּׁוֹבֵבָ֑ה Je 31:22 (‖ בְּתוּלַת יִשְׂרָאֵל v 21) 49:4 (= Ammon); on בַּת־אֲשֻׁרִים Ez 27:6 v. sub אֲשֻׁרִים p. 81; less often in pl. בְּנוֹת הַגּוֹיִם Ez 32:16; ב׳ גּ׳ אַדִּרִם v 18 (these perhaps sub 1 i); בְּנוֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּים Ez 16:27 (in allegory); cf. also of Sodom, Samaria, Syria etc. v 44, 45, 46(×2), 53, 55(×2), 57(×2); 23:2.
4. pl. = villages, after name of city, וּבְחֶשְׁבּוֹן וּבְכָל־בְּנֹתֶיהָ Nu 21:25 cf. v 32; 32:42 (E) Jos 15:45, 47(×2) (JE?) + v 28 𝔊 Di, 17:11 (6 times) v 16 (J) = Ju 1:27(×4); 11:26(×2) Je 49:2 + 17 times Ch + 6 times Ne 11:25—31. On 1 Ch 18:1 & its variation from ‖ 2 S 8:1 vid. We Dr
5. in phrases denoting character, quality, etc., בַּת־אֵל נֵכָר daughter of a strange god, i.e. idolatrous (woman or people) Mal 2:11; בַּת־גְּדוּד daughter of a troop, i.e. war-like city Mi 4:14; בְּנוֹת הַשִּׁיר Ec 12:4 the daughters of song, i.e. songs, melodious notes; בַּת־בְּלִיַּעַל 1 S 1:16 v. בְּלִיַּעַל sub בלה.
6. בַּת יַעֲנָה = ostrich Lv 11:16 = Dt 14:15; pl. בְּנוֹת יַעֲנָה Jb 30:29 Mi 1:8 Is 13:21; 34:13; 43:20 Je 50:39 (v. יַעֲנָה); בַּת־עַיִן pupil of the eye La 2:18 cf. Ethiopic ብንተ ዐይን v. also אִישׁוֹן.
7. fig. לַעֲלוּקָה שְׁתֵּי בָנוֹת Pr 30:15 two daughters (i.e. Sheʾôl & the barren womb, cf. Comm.)
8. of vine = branch בָּנוֹת צָֽעֲדָה עֲלֵי־שׁוּר Gn 49:22 cf. Di & v. sub בֵּן.
9. as n. relat. (all P), of age of woman בַּת־תִּשְׁעִים שָׁנָה Gn 17:17; of ewe-lamb בַּת־שְׁנָתָהּ Lv 14:10 Nu 6:14; of she-goat id. Nu 15:27. Cf. בֵּן. 9—ii. בַּת v. בתת p. 144.