Original: בָּעַר

Transliteration: bâʻar

Phonetic: baw-ar'

Short Definition: Be brutish

Original: בּער

Transliteration: bâ‛ar

Phonetic: baw-ar'

BDB Definition:

1. to burn, consume, kindle, be kindled (verb)
   1. (Qal)
      1. to begin to burn, be kindled, start burning
      2. to burn, be burning
      3. to burn, consume
      4. Jehovah's wrath, human wrath (figuratively)
   2. (Piel)
      1. to kindle, burn
      2. to consume, remove (of guilt) (figuratively)
   3. (Hiphil)
      1. to kindle
      2. to burn up
      3. to consume (destroy)
   4. (Pual) to burn
2. to be stupid, brutish, barbarous (verbal denominative)
   1. (Qal) to be stupid, dull-hearted, unreceptive
   2. (Niphal) to be stupid, dull-hearted
   3. (Piel) to feed, graze
   4. (Hiphil) to cause to be grazed over

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 263

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Cognate: H1160, H1165, H1198, H1199, H1200, H1201, H1202, H1203, H8404