What does בְּרִיחַ (bĕriyḥa) mean in the Bible?
בְּרִיחַ (bĕriyḥa) is a Hebrew word meaning "a bolt".
Hebrew · H1280
בְּרִיחַ
A bolt
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בְּרִיחַH1280
Pronunciationbĕriyḥa
What does בְּרִיחַ (bĕriyḥa) mean in the Bible?
בְּרִיחַ (bĕriyḥa) is a Hebrew word meaning "a bolt".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1280?
The BSB source-word alignment has 40 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and bars (9), - (4), the crossbars (4), bars (3), crossbars (3).
Where does בְּרִיחַ (bĕriyḥa) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 26:26. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (15), Nehemiah (5), 2 Chronicles (2), Jeremiah (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 Itand bars9×Deuteronomy 3:5, 1 Samuel 23:7, 2 Chronicles 8:5, 2 Chronicles 14:7
-4×Exodus 26:27, Exodus 36:32
the crossbars4×Exodus 26:29, Exodus 36:34
bars3×1 Kings 4:13, Jeremiah 49:31, Ezekiel 38:11
crossbars3×Exodus 26:26, Exodus 36:31, Numbers 3:36
its crossbars3×Exodus 35:11, Exodus 39:33, Exodus 40:18
the bars3×Psalms 107:16, Psalms 147:13, Isaiah 45:2
crossbar2×Exodus 26:28, Exodus 36:33
their bars2×Lamentations 2:9, Nahum 3:13
are like the bars1×Proverbs 18:19
bar1×Judges 16:3
barred me in1×Jonah 2:6
its bars1×Job 38:10
the bars of her gates1×Jeremiah 51:30
the gates1×Amos 1:5
with its crossbars1×Numbers 4:31
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 26:26בְרִיחִ֖םtocrossbarsNoun - masculine pluralExodus 26:27בְרִיחִ֔םto-Noun - masculine pluralExodus 26:27בְרִיחִ֗םto-Noun - masculine pluralExodus 26:28וְהַבְּרִ֥יחַtocrossbarConjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singularExodus 26:29לַבְּרִיחִ֑םtothe crossbarsPreposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine pluralExodus 26:29הַבְּרִיחִ֖םtothe crossbarsArticle | Noun - masculine pluralExodus 35:11בְּרִיחָ֕וtoits crossbarsNoun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularExodus 36:31בְּרִיחֵ֖יtocrossbarsNoun - masculine plural constructExodus 36:32בְרִיחִ֔םto-Noun - masculine pluralExodus 36:32בְרִיחִם֙to-Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 26:26
Aligned rows40
Books represented18
Exodus15Numbers2Deuteronomy1Judges11 Samuel11 Kings12 Chronicles2Nehemiah5Job1Psalms2Proverbs1Isaiah1Jeremiah2Lamentations1Ezekiel1Amos1Jonah1Nahum1
Source forms
וּבְרִיחָֽיו׃ס3xū·ḇə·rî·ḥāwNehemiah 3:3, Nehemiah 3:6, Nehemiah 3:14
בְּרִ֣יחַ2xbə·rî·aḥJob 38:10, Amos 1:5
בְרִיחִ֔ם2xḇə·rî·ḥimExodus 26:27, Exodus 36:32
הַבְּרִיחִ֖ם2xhab·bə·rî·ḥimExodus 26:29, Exodus 36:34
וּבְרִ֥יחַ2xū·ḇə·rî·aḥ1 Kings 4:13, Ezekiel 38:11
וּבְרִֽיחַ׃2xū·ḇə·rî·aḥ1 Samuel 23:7, 2 Chronicles 8:5
וּבְרִיחָ֖יו2xū·ḇə·rî·ḥāwNumbers 3:36, Numbers 4:31
וּבְרִיחָ֑יו2xū·ḇə·rî·ḥāwNehemiah 3:13, Nehemiah 3:15
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular7xNumbers 3:36, Numbers 4:31, Nehemiah 3:3, Nehemiah 3:6
Noun - masculine plural5xExodus 26:26, Exodus 26:27, Exodus 36:32
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular4xDeuteronomy 3:5, 1 Samuel 23:7, 2 Chronicles 8:5, Ezekiel 38:11
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular3xJeremiah 51:30, Lamentations 2:9, Jonah 2:6
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular3xExodus 35:11, Exodus 39:33, Exodus 40:18
Article | Noun - masculine plural2xExodus 26:29, Exodus 36:34
Article | Noun - masculine singular2xExodus 36:33, Judges 16:3
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct2xPsalms 107:16, Isaiah 45:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a bolt
Source Gloss
a bolt
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a bolt BDB: bar Usage: bar, fugitive.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
Physical barrier or obstacle that separates and divides like a fortress gate
Structural elements of city gates providing security and protection for inhabitants
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 42 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
בְּרִיחַ is built from this root:
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