What does בַּרְזֶל mean in the Bible?
בַּרְזֶל is a Hebrew word meaning "iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement".
Hebrew · H1270
בַּרְזֶל
Iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement
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בַּרְזֶל H1270
What does בַּרְזֶל mean in the Bible?
בַּרְזֶל is a Hebrew word meaning "iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1270?
The BSB source-word alignment has 76 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include iron (20), of iron (12), and iron (9), an iron (3), . . . (2).
Where does בַּרְזֶל appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 4:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (8), Jeremiah (8), 1 Chronicles (7), Ezekiel (6).
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 iron 20× Numbers 31:22, Deuteronomy 28:23, Joshua 22:8, 2 Samuel 12:31
of iron 12× Deuteronomy 3:11, Judges 1:19, Judges 4:3, 1 Chronicles 29:7
and iron 9× Genesis 4:22, Joshua 6:19, Joshua 6:24, 1 Chronicles 22:14
an iron 3× Deuteronomy 28:48, Jeremiah 1:18, Ezekiel 4:3
. . . 2× Deuteronomy 19:5, Isaiah 44:12
out of the iron 2× Deuteronomy 4:20, Jeremiah 11:4
with an iron 2× Psalms 2:9, Jeremiah 17:1
- 1× 2 Samuel 12:31
[for] iron 1× 1 Kings 8:51
[the Canaanites] have iron 1× Joshua 17:18
a person with an iron 1× Numbers 35:16
and chains 1× Psalms 107:10
and its iron 1× 1 Samuel 17:7
and made the iron 1× 2 Kings 6:6
any iron tool 1× Deuteronomy 27:5
are iron 1× Deuteronomy 8:9
as an iron 1× Ezekiel 4:3
As iron 1× Proverbs 27:17
be iron 1× Deuteronomy 33:25
by an iron 1× Job 19:24
for the iron 1× 1 Chronicles 29:2
from an iron 1× Job 20:24
have iron 1× Joshua 17:16
in iron 1× 2 Chronicles 24:12
in irons 1× Psalms 105:18
iron tool 1× Joshua 8:31
is iron 1× Isaiah 48:4
like iron 1× Leviticus 26:19
of his iron 1× Judges 4:13
the axe 1× Ecclesiastes 10:10
the iron [axe head] 1× 2 Kings 6:5
with an axe 1× Isaiah 10:34
with iron 1× 2 Samuel 23:7
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 4:22 וּבַרְזֶ֑ל to and iron Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 26:19 כַּבַּרְזֶ֔ל to like iron Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Numbers 31:22 הַבַּרְזֶ֔ל to iron Article | Noun - masculine singular Numbers 35:16 בַרְזֶ֧ל׀ to a person with an iron Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 3:11 בַּרְזֶ֔ל to of iron Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 4:20 הַבַּרְזֶ֖ל to out of the iron Article | Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 8:9 בַרְזֶ֔ל to are iron Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 19:5 הַבַּרְזֶל֙ to . . . Article | Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 27:5 בַּרְזֶֽל׃ to any iron tool Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 28:23 בַּרְזֶֽל׃ to iron Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 4:22
Aligned rows 76
Books represented 21
Genesis 1 Leviticus 1 Numbers 2 Deuteronomy 8 Joshua 6 Judges 3 1 Samuel 1 2 Samuel 3 1 Kings 3 2 Kings 2 1 Chronicles 7 2 Chronicles 4 Job 5 Psalms 5 Proverbs 2 Ecclesiastes 1 Isaiah 6 Jeremiah 8 Ezekiel 6 Amos 1 Micah 1
Source forms
בַּרְזֶל֙ 7x bar·zel Deuteronomy 28:48, Joshua 17:18, Judges 4:3, Isaiah 44:12
בַּרְזֶ֑ל 6x bar·zel Joshua 8:31, 1 Samuel 17:7, Job 20:24, Job 41:27
בַּרְזֶ֔ל 4x bar·zel Deuteronomy 3:11, Judges 4:13, Ezekiel 4:3
בַּרְזֶֽל׃ 4x bar·zel Deuteronomy 27:5, Deuteronomy 28:23, Job 40:18, Jeremiah 28:13
הַבַּרְזֶל֙ 4x hab·bar·zel Deuteronomy 19:5, 1 Chronicles 20:3, 1 Chronicles 29:2, Isaiah 60:17
הַבַּרְזֶ֖ל 3x hab·bar·zel Deuteronomy 4:20, 2 Kings 6:5, Amos 1:3
בַרְזֶ֔ל 2x ḇar·zel Deuteronomy 8:9, 1 Kings 6:7
בַרְזֶ֖ל 2x ḇar·zel 2 Samuel 23:7, Isaiah 45:2
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 44x Numbers 35:16, Deuteronomy 3:11, Deuteronomy 8:9, Deuteronomy 27:5
Article | Noun - masculine singular 14x Numbers 31:22, Deuteronomy 4:20, Deuteronomy 19:5, 2 Samuel 12:31
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 8x Genesis 4:22, Joshua 6:19, 1 Chronicles 22:3, 1 Chronicles 29:7
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x 1 Chronicles 22:14, 1 Chronicles 22:16
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x 2 Chronicles 2:14, Isaiah 10:34
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Joshua 6:24
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular 1x Joshua 22:8
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x 2 Chronicles 2:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement
Source Gloss
iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement BDB: iron Usage: (ax) head, iron.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בַּרְזֶל is built from this root:
בִּרְזוֹת H1269
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