בָּרַר
ba.rar
“to purify”
Definition
to clarify (i.e. brighten), examine, select
a primitive root;
- to purify, select, polish, choose, purge, cleanse or make bright, test or prove 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to purge, purge out, purify 1a2) to choose, select 1a3) to cleanse, make shining, polish 1a4) to test, prove 1b) (Niphal) to purify oneself 1c) (Piel) to purify 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to purify 1d2) to polish arrows 1e) (Hithpael) 1e1) to purify oneself 1e2) to show oneself pure, just, kind
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logos (G3056)
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Grammar & Morphology
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Occurrences
בָּרַר appears 15 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
With them were Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the LORD, for “His loving devotion endures forever.”
to the pure You show Yourself pure,but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.
I said to myself, “As for the sons of men, God tests them so that they may see for themselves that they are but beasts.”
Depart, depart, go out from there!Touch no unclean thing;come out from it, purify yourselves,you who carry the vessels of the LORD.
My words are from an upright heart,and my lips speak sincerely what I know.
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