What does בָּעַר · רַע mean in the Bible?
בָּעַר · רַע is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to remove, burn away, purge; evil, wickedness".
Hebrew · H1197, H7451
בָּעַר הָרָע
To kindle , i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); to be (-come) brutish · bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
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בָּעַרH1197to kindle , i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); to be (-come) brutish
Pronunciationbāʿar
Fire consumes and reduces to nothing; brutishness represents moral consumption—loss of wisdom through appetite.
Open lexicon entry →רַעH7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
Pronunciationra
Encompasses both moral wickedness and physical affliction; God's judgment often conflates ethical and natural evil.
Open lexicon entry →What does בָּעַר הָרָע (ba'ar hara) mean in the Bible?
בָּעַר · רַע is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to remove, burn away, purge; evil, wickedness".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1197, H7451?
H1197, H7451 is connected to 760 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to remove, burn away, purge; evil, wickedness
Source Gloss
to remove, burn away, purge; evil, wickedness
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 groups5Aligned forms52
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense30×
Participle activeDeut 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 94:814×
ImperfectIsa 43:2 · Ps 39:4 · Ps 79:5 · Ps 83:15 · Ps 89:47 · Exod 3:3 · Isa 62:1 · Ps 2:12 · Jer 10:89×
Perfect2Sam 22:9 · 2Sam 22:13 · Judg 15:14 · Ps 18:9 · Esth 1:12 · Isa 9:17 · Num 11:37×
Pielintensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action14×
Perfect1Kgs 22:47 · 2Kgs 23:24 · Deut 26:13 · Deut 26:14 · Isa 3:14 · Isa 50:11 · 2Chr 19:37×
Imperfect1Kgs 14:10 · Deut 21:9 · Exod 35:3 · Ezek 39:104×
Infinitive absoluteIsa 4:41×
Infinitive constructIsa 40:161×
Participle activeJer 7:181×
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action4×
PerfectJer 10:14 · Jer 51:17 · Jer 10:213×
Participle activeIsa 19:111×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action3×
ImperfectExod 22:4 · Ezek 5:22×
Participle active1Kgs 16:31×
Pualintensive passive — intensive action received by the subject1×
Participle passiveJer 36:221×
Word Origins
בָּעַר הָרָע is built from this root: