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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בְּרִיחַ H1280
Pronunciation bĕriyḥa
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 It and bars 9× Deuteronomy 3:5, 1 Samuel 23:7, 2 Chronicles 8:5, 2 Chronicles 14:7
- 4× Exodus 26:27, Exodus 36:32
the crossbars 4× Exodus 26:29, Exodus 36:34
bars 3× 1 Kings 4:13, Jeremiah 49:31, Ezekiel 38:11
crossbars 3× Exodus 26:26, Exodus 36:31, Numbers 3:36
its crossbars 3× Exodus 35:11, Exodus 39:33, Exodus 40:18
the bars 3× Psalms 107:16, Psalms 147:13, Isaiah 45:2
crossbar 2× Exodus 26:28, Exodus 36:33
their bars 2× Lamentations 2:9, Nahum 3:13
are like the bars 1× Proverbs 18:19
bar 1× Judges 16:3
barred me in 1× Jonah 2:6
its bars 1× Job 38:10
the bars of her gates 1× Jeremiah 51:30
the gates 1× Amos 1:5
with its crossbars 1× Numbers 4:31
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 26:26 בְרִיחִ֖ם to crossbars Noun - masculine plural Exodus 26:27 בְרִיחִ֔ם to - Noun - masculine plural Exodus 26:27 בְרִיחִ֗ם to - Noun - masculine plural Exodus 26:28 וְהַבְּרִ֥יחַ to crossbar Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 26:29 לַבְּרִיחִ֑ם to the crossbars Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural Exodus 26:29 הַבְּרִיחִ֖ם to the crossbars Article | Noun - masculine plural Exodus 35:11 בְּרִיחָ֕ו to its crossbars Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 36:31 בְּרִיחֵ֖י to crossbars Noun - masculine plural construct Exodus 36:32 בְרִיחִ֔ם to - Noun - masculine plural Exodus 36:32 בְרִיחִם֙ to - Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 26:26
Aligned rows 40
Books represented 18
Exodus 15 Numbers 2 Deuteronomy 1 Judges 1 1 Samuel 1 1 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 2 Nehemiah 5 Job 1 Psalms 2 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 2 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 1 Amos 1 Jonah 1 Nahum 1
Source forms
וּבְרִיחָֽיו׃ס 3x ū·ḇə·rî·ḥāw Nehemiah 3:3, Nehemiah 3:6, Nehemiah 3:14
בְּרִ֣יחַ 2x bə·rî·aḥ Job 38:10, Amos 1:5
בְרִיחִ֔ם 2x ḇə·rî·ḥim Exodus 26:27, Exodus 36:32
הַבְּרִיחִ֖ם 2x hab·bə·rî·ḥim Exodus 26:29, Exodus 36:34
וּבְרִ֥יחַ 2x ū·ḇə·rî·aḥ 1 Kings 4:13, Ezekiel 38:11
וּבְרִֽיחַ׃ 2x ū·ḇə·rî·aḥ 1 Samuel 23:7, 2 Chronicles 8:5
וּבְרִיחָ֖יו 2x ū·ḇə·rî·ḥāw Numbers 3:36, Numbers 4:31
וּבְרִיחָ֑יו 2x ū·ḇə·rî·ḥāw Nehemiah 3:13, Nehemiah 3:15
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 7x Numbers 3:36, Numbers 4:31, Nehemiah 3:3, Nehemiah 3:6
Noun - masculine plural 5x Exodus 26:26, Exodus 26:27, Exodus 36:32
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 4x Deuteronomy 3:5, 1 Samuel 23:7, 2 Chronicles 8:5, Ezekiel 38:11
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular 3x Jeremiah 51:30, Lamentations 2:9, Jonah 2:6
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 3x Exodus 35:11, Exodus 39:33, Exodus 40:18
Article | Noun - masculine plural 2x Exodus 26:29, Exodus 36:34
Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x Exodus 36:33, Judges 16:3
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct 2x Psalms 107:16, Isaiah 45:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a bolt
Source Gloss
a bolt
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a bolt BDB: bar Usage: bar, fugitive.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
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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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