King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H1262
Transliteration: barah
Phonetic Spelling: (baw-raw')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to eat
Meaning: to select, to feed, to render clear
Word Summary
barah: to eat
Original Word: בָּרָהTransliteration: barah
Phonetic Spelling: (baw-raw')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to eat
Meaning: to select, to feed, to render clear
Strong's Concordance
choose, cause to eat, manifest, give meat A primitive root; to select; also (as denominative from bar) to feed; also (as equivalent to barar) to render clear (Eccl. 3:18) -- choose, (cause to) eat, manifest, (give) meat.
see HEBREW bar
see HEBREW barar
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H1262. barah
I. בָּרָה verb eat (Assyrian barû & derivatives ZimBP 31) —
Qal Perfect 2 Samuel 12:17; Imperfect אֶבְרֶה 13:6, 10 eat bread (בְּרוּלְֿכֶם 1 Samuel 17:8 scribal error for לכם בחרו 1 Kings 18:25 DrSm 107).
Pi`el Infinitive לְבָרוֺת Lamentations 4:10 for devouring.
Hiph`il Imperfect תַּבְרֵנִי 2 Samuel 13:5; Infinitive לְהַבְרוֺת 3:35 cause to eat bread.