Word

בַּר

bar · H1249 · Hebrew · 7 occurrences

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Meanings

empty

State of being devoid of content

Examples
Proverbs 14:4 Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean; But much revenue comes by the strength of the ox.
flawless

State in which humans possess a beauty that is not marred by anything

Examples
Song of Solomon 6:9 But my dove, my perfect one, is unique: She is her mother’s only daughter; She is the pure child of the one who gave birth to her. The young women saw her and called her blessed, The queens and the concubines also, and they praised her, saying,
Song of Solomon 6:10 ‘Who is this who looks down like the dawn, As beautiful as the full moon, As pure as the sun, As awesome as an army with banners?’
pure, flawless

State in which an event happens entirely as desired or required, without any interference that could be considered a flaw

Examples
Job 11:4 “For you have said, ‘My teaching is pure, And I am innocent in your eyes.’
Psalm 19:8 The precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.
Psalm 24:4 One who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to deceit And has not sworn deceitfully.
grain

Grain, the seeds of cultivated cereals used mainly for bread, regarded as essential for life

Examples
Proverbs 14:4 Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean; But much revenue comes by the strength of the ox.

How it’s used In 5 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive

2 occurrences in 1 groups

לֵבָבheart, mind 2

Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles

1 occurrences in 2 groups

נָשָׂאto lift up, to carry, to bear 1
שָׁבַעto swear, to take an oath 1

What is done to itIt is the object

1 occurrences in 1 groups

הָיָהto be, to become 1

What is said to be itIt is the predicate

3 occurrences in 3 groups

אֵבוּסcrib 1
הוּאhe, she, it 1
מִצְוָהcommandment, command 1

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

1 occurrences in 1 groups

לto/for 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Near synonyms 2 words

טָהוֹר ṭâhôwr · H2889 · clean: Both lexemes denote ritual or moral cleanness and purity, with directly overlapping senses (both glossed as 'clean, pure'). They are distinct Hebrew words that could genuinely substitute for one another in appropriate contexts.
זַךְ zak · H2134 · pure, pure > innocent: בַּר (bar, H1249) emphasizes choice/clear quality (note "choice, clear" in gloss); זַךְ (zak, H2134) focuses on pure/innocent quality (note "Innocent" domain vs. בַּר (bar, H1249)'s "Crops, Land" domains).

Semantic domains 7 entries

Relatives001001003012: This Relatives code is inherited from the shared root listing with the homographic forms בַּר (bar, H1248) ("son") and בָּר (bâr, H1250) ("grain"); the "pure" sense attested in Job 11:4 and Psalm 24:4 carries no independent kinship nuance of its own.
Stage002001001060: This Stage code is likewise inherited from the shared root listing and is not an independent feature of the "pure" sense.
Non-Contain002002001004: This Non-Contain code is inherited from the shared root listing and is not an independent feature of the "pure" sense as attested in Job 11:4 or Psalm 19:9.
Land001002002: This Land code is inherited from the shared root listing with בָּר (bâr, H1250)'s "grain" sense and is not an independent feature of the "pure" sense.
Good002001001031: Good fits this entry directly: בַּר describes moral or ritual cleanness, as in Psalm 19:9's "the fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever" (בָּרָה), naming a positive, unblemished quality.
Right002001003013: Right likewise fits directly: the word describes righteousness or moral purity, as in Psalm 24:4's "one who has clean hands and a pure heart" (וּבַר־לֵבָב), tying cleanness to moral uprightness.
Crops001003001003002: This Crops code is inherited from the shared root listing with בָּר (bâr, H1250)'s "grain" sense and is not an independent feature of the "pure" sense as attested in Job 11:4, Psalm 19:9, or Psalm 24:4.

Word family 8 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

בָּרַר bârar · H1305 · to test, to select, to purge · 18×בָּר bâr · H1250 · son, at the age of ... · 14×בַּר bar · H1251 · field · 8×בַּרbar · H1249בֹּר bôr · H1252 · cleanness, purity, innocence · 5×בֹּר bôr · H1253 · cleanness, purity, innocence · 2×בֹּרִית bôrîyth · H1287 · soap, lye · 2×בַּרְבֻּר barbur · H1257 · goose · 1×

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H1249. bar II. בַּר corn, III. בַּר pure, בָּר, I. II. בֹּר see ברר. II. בַּר adjective…

H1249. bar
II. בַּר corn, III. בַּר pure, בָּר, I. II. בֹּר see ברר.
II. בַּר adjective pure, clean, Job 11:4; Psa 24:4; בָּר Pro 14:4; plural construct בָּרֵי Psa 73:1; feminine בָּרָה Psa 19:9; Son 6:9-10, —
1 pure, clear: לבב בר pure in heart Psa 24:4; לבב ברי Psa 73:1; a pure damsel Son 6:9-10, man Job 11:4, commands of God Psa 19:9.
2 clean: בָּר אֵבוּס crib is clean Pro 14:4.
3 perhaps adverb נַשְּׁקובַֿר kiss purely, of sincere homage Psa 2:12 but compare I. בַּר, p. 135.

Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0