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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בֹּרH1252
Pronunciationbōr
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 Itaccording to the cleanness3×2 Samuel 22:21, Psalms 18:20, Psalms 18:24
according to my cleanness1×2 Samuel 22:25
through the cleanness1×Job 22:30
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2 Samuel 22:21כְּבֹ֥רtoaccording to the cleannessPreposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct2 Samuel 22:25כְּבֹרִ֖יtoaccording to my cleannessPreposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularJob 22:30בְּבֹ֣רtothrough the cleannessPreposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructPsalms 18:20כְּבֹ֥רtoaccording to the cleannessPreposition-k | Noun - masculine singular constructPsalms 18:24כְּבֹ֥רtoaccording to the cleannessPreposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row2 Samuel 22:21
Aligned rows5
Books represented3
2 Samuel2Job1Psalms2
Source forms
כְּבֹ֥ר3xkə·ḇōr2 Samuel 22:21, Psalms 18:20, Psalms 18:24
בְּבֹ֣ר1xbə·ḇōrJob 22:30
כְּבֹרִ֖י1xkə·ḇō·rî2 Samuel 22:25
Parsing patterns
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct3x2 Samuel 22:21, Psalms 18:20, Psalms 18:24
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct1xJob 22:30
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular1x2 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 definitionSource: 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.
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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
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