HebrewH1253Noun (Masculine)
בֹּר
bor
“lye”
2Occurrences
H1253Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
vegetable lye (from its cleansing); used as a soap forwashing, or a flux formetals
the same as H1252 (בֹּר);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
lye, potash, alkali used in smelting metal
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
H:N-M
Full Description
H:N-M
Occurrences
בֹּר appears 2 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Isaiah
1
Job
1
Key Passages
Isaiah 1:25BSB
I will turn My hand against you;I will thoroughly purge your dross;I will remove all your impurities.
Job 9:30BSB
If I should wash myself with snow and cleanse my hands with lye,
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