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HebrewH1287Noun (Feminine)

בֹּרִית

bo.rit

2Occurrences
H1287Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

vegetable alkali

feminine of H1253 (בֹּר);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
lye, potash, soap, alkali (used in washing)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

H:N-F

Full Description

H:N-F

Occurrences

בֹּרִית appears 2 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Jeremiah
1
Malachi
1

Key Passages

Jeremiah 2:22BSB

Although you wash with lyeand use an abundance of soap,the stain of your guiltis still before Me,”declares the Lord GOD.

Malachi 3:2BSB

But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.