What does בַּר (bar) mean in the Bible?
בַּר (bar): Son as relational identity: defines kinship, inheritance rights, and covenantal standing within tribal structures
Hebrew · H1247
בַּר
A son , grandson , etc.
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בַּר H1247
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What does בַּר (bar) mean in the Bible?
בַּר (bar): Son as relational identity: defines kinship, inheritance rights, and covenantal standing within tribal structures
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How does the BSB render H1247?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include son (4), a son (1), at the age (1), his son (1), One like the Son (1).
Where does בַּר (bar) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ezra 5:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Daniel (4), Ezra (4).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It son 4× Ezra 5:1, Ezra 5:2, Ezra 6:14
a son 1× Daniel 3:25
at the age 1× Daniel 5:31
his son 1× Daniel 5:22
One like the Son 1× Daniel 7:13
Show sample aligned rows
Ezra 5:1 בַר־ to son Noun - masculine singular construct Ezra 5:2 בַּר־ to son Noun - masculine singular construct Ezra 5:2 בַּר־ to son Noun - masculine singular construct Ezra 6:14 בַּר־ to son Noun - masculine singular construct Daniel 3:25 לְבַר־ to a son Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Daniel 5:22 בְּרֵהּ֙ to his son Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Daniel 5:31 כְּבַ֥ר to at the age Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Daniel 7:13 כְּבַ֥ר to One like the Son Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Ezra 5:1
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 2
Ezra 4 Daniel 4
Source forms
בַּר־ 3x bar- Ezra 5:2, Ezra 6:14
כְּבַ֥ר 2x kə·ḇar Daniel 5:31, Daniel 7:13
בַר־ 1x ḇar- Ezra 5:1
בְּרֵהּ֙ 1x bə·rêh Daniel 5:22
לְבַר־ 1x lə·ḇar- Daniel 3:25
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct 4x Ezra 5:1, Ezra 5:2, Ezra 6:14
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Daniel 5:31, Daniel 7:13
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Daniel 5:22
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Daniel 3:25
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Son as relational identity: defines kinship, inheritance rights, and covenantal standing within tribal structures
Source Gloss
a son , grandson , etc.
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Son as relational identity: defines kinship, inheritance rights, and covenantal standing within tribal structures
a son, grandson, etc. BDB: son Usage: × old, son.
Word Origins
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
Βαρθολομαῖος Bartholomaîos G918 LXX equivalent Greek
son of Tolmai; Bar-tholomæus, a Christian apostle
G919 LXX equivalent Greek
Βαριωνᾶς Bariōnâs G920 LXX equivalent Greek
son of Jonas (or Jonah); Bar-jonas, an Israelite
Βαρνάβας Barnábas G921 LXX equivalent Greek
son of Nabas (i.e. prophecy); Barnabas, an Israelite
G923 LXX equivalent Greek
Βαρτιμαῖος Bartimaîos G924 LXX equivalent Greek
son of Timæus (or the unclean); Bar-timæus, an Israelite
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain