Bar — H1249

Definition

adjective

beloved; also pure, empty

1. adj
2. pure, clear, sincere
3. clean, empty
4. adv
5. purely

Usually translated as

clean, pure, choice, clear

Origin

from H1305 (in its various senses)

• Derived from Bârar (H1305)

Greek equivalents

• ámemptos (G273)
• gennáō (G1080)
• eklektós (G1588)
• endeḗs (G1729)
• éxō (G1854)
• euthéōs (G2112)
• euthýs (G2117)
• thēsaurós (G2344)
• katharós (G2513)
• sîtos (G4621)

Occurrences

Bar occurs 7 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Job (1), Psalms (3), Proverbs (1), Song of Songs (2)

• Job 11:4 — For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean (וּ֝בַ֗ר) in thine eyes.
• Psalms 19:8 — The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure (בָּ֝רָ֗ה), enlightening the eyes.
• Psalms 24:4 — He that hath clean hands, and a pure (וּֽבַר) heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
• Psalms 73:1 — Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean (לְבָרֵ֥י) heart.
• Proverbs 14:4 — Where no oxen are, the crib is clean (בָּ֑ר): but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
• Song of Songs 6:9 — My dove, my undefiled is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice (בָּרָ֥ה) one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and blessed her; yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.
• Song of Songs 6:10 — Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear (בָּרָה֙) as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners?