1262 – בָּרָה (barah)

to eat


Type:
Verb Verb
 
Rootword
Hebrew: בָּרָה (barah)
Pronunciation: ba-ra    Listen
Gematria: 207(2 + 200 + 5)    words with the same gematria
Origin: a primitive root to select also (as denominative from H1250a (בָּר)) to feed also (as equivalent to H1305 (בָּרַר)) to render clear (Ecclesiastes 3:18)
Usage: 6 times in OT

Description

1) to eat, consume
1a) (Qal) to eat
1b) (Piel) for eating, devouring
1c) (Hiphil) to cause to eat


Synonyms

בָּרָהbarahH1262
(6 ggr)
to eat
אָכַלachalH0398
(810 ggr)
to eat
בָּלַעbalaH1104
(49 ggr)
to swallow up
לָחַםlachamH3898b
(6 ggr)
to feed on
לָעַטlaatH3938
(1 ggr)
to eat
*The bars show how many times the word is used in the Old Testament.

Origin

a primitive root to select also (as denominative from H1250a (בָּר)) to feed also (as equivalent to H1305 (בָּרַר)) to render clear (Ecclesiastes 3:18):

בַּרbarH1250agrain

Word root

Word with barah as root:

בָּרוּתbarotH1267food
בִּרְיָהbirjahH1274fat
בִּרְיָהbirjahH1279food
בְּרִיתbritH1285covenant

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word barah was translated to the following:

βρῶσιςbrosisG1035meat
ἐκλέγομαιeklegomaiG1586choose
ἐσθίωesthioG2068eat
συνεσθίωsunesthioG4906eat with
ψωμίζωpsomizoG5595bestow to feed

Alternative forms

Grammatical code shortcode Swedish Quantity
Verb Verb
hiphil 3p sing. hiphil third person feminine singular
Vhu3fs-1
Verb Verb
qal 1p sing. qal first person singular
Vqu1cs-2
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state
Ncbsa-1
Verb Verb
hiphil hiphil
Vhcc-1
Verb Verb
qal pl. qal second person masculine plural
Vqv2mp-1


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Usage in OT


1
4
1
Total    6

References (6 occurances in 6 verses)





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