Baar בַּ֫עַר
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| בַּ֫עַר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | baar |
| Strong's number | H1198 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | stupid |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Psalms (3) |
Baar (Hebrew בַּ֫עַר, Strong's H1198) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “stupid”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
brutishness, stupidity, brutish (person)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | brutish (3), person (1), foolish (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | senseless (3), is stupid (1), most ignorant (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Baar, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Psalms
- Psalm 49:10For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.
- Psalm 73:22So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before You.
- Psalm 92:6A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.A senseless man does not know, and a fool does not understand,
Proverbs
- Proverbs 12:1Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.
- Proverbs 30:2Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.Surely I am the most ignorant of men, and I lack the understanding of a man.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).