Hebrew · H1197, H7451, H7130

וּבִעַרְתָּ הָרָע מִקִּרְבֶּךָ

To kindle , i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); to be (-come) brutish · bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) · properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center , whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)

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בָּעַר H1197 to kindle , i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); to be (-come) brutish

Pronunciation bāʿar

Fire consumes and reduces to nothing; brutishness represents moral consumption—loss of wisdom through appetite.

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רַע H7451 bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

Pronunciation ra

Encompasses both moral wickedness and physical affliction; God's judgment often conflates ethical and natural evil.

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קֶרֶב H7130 properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center , whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)

Pronunciation qereb

Interior space or deepest part of something, moving from literal organs to figurative interior thoughts and divine presence within.

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What does וּבִעַרְתָּ הָרָע מִקִּרְבֶּךָ (uvi'arta hara miqirbecha) mean in the Bible?

בָּעַר · רַע · קֶרֶב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Purge the evil from your midst — the covenant community's self-cleansing formula".

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Questions this entry answers

What does בָּעַר · רַע · קֶרֶב mean in the Bible?

בָּעַר · רַע · קֶרֶב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Purge the evil from your midst — the covenant community's self-cleansing formula".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1197, H7451, H7130?

H1197, H7451, H7130 is connected to 987 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Hebrew phrase. Purge the evil from your midst — the covenant community's self-cleansing formula

Strong's H1197, H7451, H7130

Lexical occurrences 987 verses Word forms 5 forms 52 references

Source Gloss

Purge the evil from your midst — the covenant community's self-cleansing formula

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.

Form groups 5 Aligned forms 52

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 30×

Participle active Deut 4:11 · Deut 5:23 · Deut 9:15 · Exod 3:2 · Ezek 1:13 · Ezek 21:36 · Hos 7:4 · Hos 7:6 · Isa 30:27 · Isa 30:33 · Isa 34:9 · Jer 20:9 · Mal 3:19 · Ps 94:8 14×

Imperfect Isa 43:2 · Ps 39:4 · Ps 79:5 · Ps 83:15 · Ps 89:47 · Exod 3:3 · Isa 62:1 · Ps 2:12 · Jer 10:8 9×

Perfect 2Sam 22:9 · 2Sam 22:13 · Judg 15:14 · Ps 18:9 · Esth 1:12 · Isa 9:17 · Num 11:3 7×

Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 14×

Perfect 1Kgs 22:47 · 2Kgs 23:24 · Deut 26:13 · Deut 26:14 · Isa 3:14 · Isa 50:11 · 2Chr 19:3 7×

Imperfect 1Kgs 14:10 · Deut 21:9 · Exod 35:3 · Ezek 39:10 4×

Infinitive absolute Isa 4:4 1×

Infinitive construct Isa 40:16 1×

Participle active Jer 7:18 1×

Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 4×

Perfect Jer 10:14 · Jer 51:17 · Jer 10:21 3×

Participle active Isa 19:11 1×

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 3×

Imperfect Exod 22:4 · Ezek 5:2 2×

Participle active 1Kgs 16:3 1×

Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×

Participle passive Jer 36:22 1×

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