Original: בָּרַר

Transliteration: bârar

Phonetic: baw-rar'

Short Definition: Make bright

Original: בּרר

Transliteration: bârar

Phonetic: baw-rar'

BDB Definition:

1. to purify, select, polish, choose, purge, cleanse or make bright, test or prove
   1. (Qal)
      1. to purge, purge out, purify
      2. to choose, select
      3. to cleanse, make shining, polish
      4. to test, prove
   2. (Niphal) to purify oneself
   3. (Piel) to purify
   4. (Hiphil)
      1. to purify
      2. to polish arrows
   5. (Hithpael)
      1. to purify oneself
      2. to show oneself pure, just, kind

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 288

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Cognate: H1249, H1250, H1252, H1253, H1257, H1287