flesh together with the thorns of the wilderness and the briers; v 16 בָּהֶם אֵת אַנְשֵׁי סֻכֹּות וַיִּקַּח אֶת־זִקְנֵי הָעִיר וְאֶת־קֹוצֵי הַמִּדְבָּר וְאֶת הַבּ׳ וַיֹּדַע (read וַיָּדָשׁ for וַיֹּדַע Ö Bu RS 114; cf. Stu B e) and he took the thorns of the wilderness and the briers and threshed , etc.
•[בָּרַר
S
1305
TWOT
288
GK
1359, 1405, 1406
]
vb.
purify, select
(cf.
Assyrian
barâru
,
be shining
, in deriv.
Zim
BP 46, 73 Belser
BAS
ii. 154
; Arabic
بِرٌّ
(
birrun
)
pious, kind, true;
بَرَّ
(
barra
)
he was pious, good, virtuous, honest
)
—
Qal
Pf.
בָּרֹותִי
Ez 20:38
;
Inf. sf.
לְבָרָם
Ec 3:1
8,
Ges
§ 67 p;
cf.
לָבוּר
9:1
(
si vera l.
) as metaplastic form, but on text
vid.
בּוּר
supra p. 101;
Pt. pass. m.
בָּרוּר
Jb 33:3
+
4 times;
f.
בְּרוּרָה
Ne 5:18 Zp 3:
9;—
1.
purge out, purify:
וּבָרֹותִי מִכֶּם הַמֹּרְדִים
and I will purge out from among you the rebels
Ez 20:3
8;
שָׂפָה בְּרוּרָה
a purified lip
Zp 3:
9;
בּרוּר מִלֵּל˜וּ
utter in a pure, sincere manner
Jb 33:
3.
2.
choose, select
, only
Pt.
and in Chronicler: chosen, valiant men
1 Ch 7:40
; porters
1 Ch 9:22
; musicians
1 Ch 16:41
; sheep
Ne 5:18
.
3.
cleanse, make shining, polish
,
pt. pass.
חֵץ בָּרוּר
polished arrow
Is 49:2
(
cf.
De
&
Je 51:11
infr.
)
4.
test, prove
Ec 3:18
הָאֱלֹהִים לְבָרָם
that God may prove them
(
RV
);— on
9:1
v.
בּוּר
.
Niph.
הִבָּרוּ
Is 52:1
1;
Pt.
נָבָר
2 S 22:27
(
=
ψ 18:27
);—
purify oneself:
a.
ceremonially, the bearers of the sacred vessels
Is 52:11
.
b.
morally
2 S 22:27
=
ψ 18:27
.
Pi.
Inf.
לְבָרֵר
Dn 11:35
purify
(
||
לִצְרֹוף
,
לַלְבֵּן
).
Hiph.
1.
Inf.
לְהָבַר
Je 4:11
purify, cleanse
.
2.
Imv.
הַחִצִּים הָבֵרוּ
Je 51:11
polish arrows
(
vid.
3
above).
Hithp.
1.
Impf.
יִתְבָּרְרוּ
Dn 12:10
purify oneself
.
2.
תִּתְבָּרַר
ψ 18:27
=
תִּתָּבָר
2 S 22:27
shew oneself pure, just, kind
.
• II . בַּר S 1247, 1248, 1249, 1250, 1251 TWOT 2639, 2640, 277, 288a, 288b GK 1337, 1338, 1339, 1340
adj.
pure, clean
,
Jb 11:4
ψ 24:4
;
בָּר
Pr 14:
4;
pl. cstr.
בָּרֵי
ψ 73:1
;
f.
בָּרָה
ψ 19:9
Ct 6:
9,
10
;—
1.
pure, clear:
בר לבב
pure in heart
ψ 24:4
;
ברי לבב
ψ 73:1
; a pure damsel
Ct 6:9
,
10
, man
Jb 11:4
, commands of God
ψ 19:9
.
2.
clean:
Bu circa., Richter u. Samuel;
BAS
Beiträge zur Assyriologie u. Semit. Sprachwissenschaft
, edd. Dl. & Hpt.
Inf.
Infinitive.
si vera
si vera lectico.
De Franz Delitzsch. RV Revised Version.