What does בָּרֹד mean in the Bible?
בָּרֹד is a Hebrew word meaning "spotted (as if with hail)".
Hebrew · H1261
בָּרֹד
Spotted (as if with hail)
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בָּרֹד H1261
What does בָּרֹד mean in the Bible?
בָּרֹד is a Hebrew word meaning "spotted (as if with hail)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1261?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include spotted (2), and [the one with] the dappled [horses] (1), dappled (1).
Where does בָּרֹד appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 31:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (2), Zechariah (2).
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 spotted 2× Genesis 31:10, Genesis 31:12
and [the one with] the dappled [horses] 1× Zechariah 6:6
dappled 1× Zechariah 6:3
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 31:10 וּבְרֻדִּֽים׃ to spotted Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural Genesis 31:12 וּבְרֻדִּ֑ים to spotted Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural Zechariah 6:3 בְּרֻדִּ֖ים to dappled Adjective - masculine plural Zechariah 6:6 וְהַ֨בְּרֻדִּ֔ים to and [the one with] the dappled [horses] Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 31:10
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Genesis 2 Zechariah 2
Source forms
בְּרֻדִּ֖ים 1x bə·rud·dîm Zechariah 6:3
וּבְרֻדִּ֑ים 1x ū·ḇə·rud·dîm Genesis 31:12
וּבְרֻדִּֽים׃ 1x ū·ḇə·rud·dîm Genesis 31:10
וְהַ֨בְּרֻדִּ֔ים 1x wə·hab·bə·rud·dîm Zechariah 6:6
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural 2x Genesis 31:10, Genesis 31:12
Adjective - masculine plural 1x Zechariah 6:3
Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - masculine plural 1x Zechariah 6:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. spotted (as if with hail)
Source Gloss
spotted (as if with hail)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
spotted (as if with hail) BDB: spotted Usage: grisled.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בָּרֹד is built from this root:
בָּרַד H1258
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