Bor בֹּר
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| בֹּר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | bor |
| Strong's number | H1253 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | lye |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Job (1) |
Bor (Hebrew בֹּר, Strong's H1253) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “lye”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
lye, potash, alkali used in smelting metal
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | purely (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | lye (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Bor, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Job
- Job 9:30If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;If I should wash myself with snow and cleanse my hands with lye,
Isaiah
- Isaiah 1:25And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin:I will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purge your dross; I will remove all your impurities.
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).