Bâʻar — H1197

H1197 · Hebrew — בער

Pronunciation: baw-ar'

Definition

verb

to kindle, i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); to be(-come) brutish

  1. to burn, consume, kindle, be kindled
    1. (Qal)
      1. to begin to burn, be kindled, start burning
      2. to burn, be burning
      3. to burn, consume
      4. Jehovah's wrath, human wrath (fig.)
    2. (Piel)
      1. to kindle, burn
      2. to consume, remove (of guilt) (fig.)
    3. (Hiphil)
      1. to kindle
      2. to burn up
      3. to consume (destroy)
    4. (Pual) to burn
  2. v denom
  3. to be stupid, brutish, barbarous
    1. (Qal) to be stupid, dull-hearted, unreceptive
    2. (Niphal) to be stupid, dull-hearted
    3. (Piel) to feed, graze
    4. (Hiphil) to cause to be grazed over

Usually translated as

burn, be brutish, kindle, feed, set, bring, away, eat, heat, waste

Origin

a primitive root; also as denominative from H1198

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Bâʻar occurs 94 times in 90 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (5), Leviticus (1), Numbers (3), Deuteronomy (16), Judges (3), 2 Samuel (3), 1 Kings (4), 2 Kings (1), 2 Chronicles (4), Nehemiah (1), Esther (1), Job (1), Psalms (8), Isaiah (17), Jeremiah (11), Lamentations (1), Ezekiel (6), Hosea (2), Nahum (1), Malachi (1)

Strong's Lexicon — B