What does בֹּר (bōr) mean in the Bible?
בֹּר (bōr): State of freedom from physical or moral contamination; foundational to OT holiness and cultic fitness
Hebrew · H1252
בֹּר
Purity
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בֹּר H1252
Pronunciation bōr
What does בֹּר (bōr) mean in the Bible?
בֹּר (bōr): State of freedom from physical or moral contamination; foundational to OT holiness and cultic fitness
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1252?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include according to the cleanness (3), according to my cleanness (1), through the cleanness (1).
Where does בֹּר (bōr) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Samuel 22:21. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Samuel (2), Psalms (2), Job (1).
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 according to the cleanness 3× 2 Samuel 22:21, Psalms 18:20, Psalms 18:24
according to my cleanness 1× 2 Samuel 22:25
through the cleanness 1× Job 22:30
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2 Samuel 22:21 כְּבֹ֥ר to according to the cleanness Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct 2 Samuel 22:25 כְּבֹרִ֖י to according to my cleanness Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Job 22:30 בְּבֹ֣ר to through the cleanness Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Psalms 18:20 כְּבֹ֥ר to according to the cleanness Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Psalms 18:24 כְּבֹ֥ר to according to the cleanness Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Samuel 22:21
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 3
2 Samuel 2 Job 1 Psalms 2
Source forms
כְּבֹ֥ר 3x kə·ḇōr 2 Samuel 22:21, Psalms 18:20, Psalms 18:24
בְּבֹ֣ר 1x bə·ḇōr Job 22:30
כְּבֹרִ֖י 1x kə·ḇō·rî 2 Samuel 22:25
Parsing patterns
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct 3x 2 Samuel 22:21, Psalms 18:20, Psalms 18:24
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Job 22:30
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 1x 2 Samuel 22:25
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. State of freedom from physical or moral contamination; foundational to OT holiness and cultic fitness
Source Gloss
purity
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
State of freedom from physical or moral contamination; foundational to OT holiness and cultic fitness
purity BDB: cleanness Usage: cleanness, pureness.
Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
Cleanness; purity; also used of lye/soap; signifies an absence of corruption or guilt
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Word Origins
בֹּר is built from this root:
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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