בְּרֹושׁ
S
1265, 1266
TWOT
289a
GK
1360, 1361
,
בְרֹות
v.
sub
ברשׁ
.
בָּרוּת
S
1267
TWOT
281b
GK
1362
v.
sub I.
ברה
.
בֵּרֹותָה S 1268 GK 1363 , בֵּרֹתַי S 1268 GK 1408 , בֵּרֹתִי S 1307 GK 1409 v. sub באר .
ברז
TWOT
283
(
? cf. Aramaic
ברז
bore, pierce
, or Arabic
بَرَزَ
(baraza), appear
)
.
ברזות n.pr.f. (?) descend. of Asher ( perhaps בִּרְזָא foramen , Thes , or
بَرْزَةٌ ( barzatun ) woman whose beauties are apparent ) 1 Ch 7:31 Kt ( Qr
בִּרְזָיִת ). בַּרְזֶל S 1270 TWOT 283a GK 1366 n.m. Ez 27:19 iron ( c. ל afform.; from piercing ? NH id. , Aramaic id. , פַּרְזֶל , ܦܰܪܙܠܴܐ ( parzlo ) Ph. ברזל , Assyrian parzillu COT Gloss, (Arabic فِرْزِلٌ ( firzilun ) fetter is loan-word) ) always abs. ב׳ Gn 4:22 + 74 times ( בַּרְזֶל Gn 4:22 etc.); 1. iron , lit.: a. iron-ore, stone containing iron, Dt 8:9 Jb 28: 2; b. as raw material (to be worked) Gn 4:22 1 Ch 22:3 , 14 , 16 ; 29:2 (×2), 7 2 Ch 2: 6, 13 ; 24:12 Is 44:1 2; c. as article of commerce Ez 27:12 , 19 ; d. as material of furniture, utensils, implements, etc., עֶרֶשׂ ב׳ Dt 3:11 , רֶכֶב ב׳ Jos 17:1 6, 18 Ju 1:1 9, 4:3 , 13 , כְּלֵי ב׳ Jos 6:1 9, 24 cf. 1 K 6:7 Nu 35:16 , עֵט־ב׳ Jb 19:24 & fig. Je 17: 1, חֲרִצֵי הַבּ׳ 2 S 12:31 = 1 Ch 20: 3, מַגְזְרֹות הַבּ׳ 2 S 12:31 cutting instr. of iron , vid. Am 1: 3, כַּבְלֵי ב׳ ψ 149:8 ( || זִקִּים ), נֵשֶׁק ב׳ Jb 20:2 4, קַרְנֵי ב׳ 1 K 22:11 = 2 Ch 18:1 0, קִיר ב׳ & מַחֲבַת ב׳ Ez 4: 3; בְּרִיחֵי ב׳ , i.e. of Babylon, ag. Cyrus Is 45:2 ; cf. 1 S 17:7 & Is 60:17 (×2) ( fig. ) 2. tool of iron Dt 27:5 Jos 8:31 Pr 27:17 (×2) Ec 10:10 Is 10:34 ( metaph. ); head of an axe Dt 19:5 2 K 6: 5, 6 ; so weapon 2 S 23:7 Jb 41:19 ; cf. also Nu 31:22 Jos 22:8 where iron as spoil of war. 3. iron in fig. of unwatered earth Dt 28:23 ; of Egyptian bondage, כּוּר הַבּ׳ Dt 4:20 1 K 8:51 Je 11:4 ; of oppression עֹל ב׳ Dt 28:48 Je 28:14 cf. v 1 3; of strength Je 15:12 (×2); cf. ב׳ מִנְעָלֶיךָ Dt 33:25 & Mi 4:13 קֶרֶן ב׳ ; of prophet, firm through Yahwehs might, ב׳ עַמּוּד Je 1:1 8; of distress, בְּרִיחֵי ב׳ ψ 107:16 cf. v 10 of judgments of י׳ , & 105:18 ; שֵׁבֶט ב׳ ψ 2:9 ; of evildoers, Je 6:28 Ez 22:1 8,