בָּרַר
Used: 14 times · Key: 1305 · BDB: בָּרַר
Glosses
[one.who].purifies.himself (2); you.show.yourself.pure (2); I.will.purge (1)
Meaning (OSHB)
purify tree →
Meaning (BDB 1906)
vb. purify, select tree →
The whole BDB entry
vb. purify, select (cf. Assyrian barâru, be shining, in deriv. ZimBP 46, 73 Belser BAS ii. 154; Arabic بِرٌّ pious, kind, true; بَرَّ he was pious, good, virtuous, honest)— Pf. בָּרוֹתִי Ez 20:38; Inf. sf. לְבָרָם Ec 3:18, 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;— purge out, purify: וּבָרוֹתִי מִכֶּם הַמֹּרְדִים and I will purge out from among you the rebels Ez 20:38; שָׂפָה בְרוּרָה a purified lip Zp 3:9; בָּרוּר מִלֵּל֑וּ utter in a pure, sincere manner Jb 33:3. 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. cleanse, make shining, polish, pt. pass. חֵץ בָּרוּר polished arrow Is 49:2 (cf. De & Je 51:11 infr.) test, prove Ec 3:18 לְבָרָם הָאֱלֹהִים that God may prove them (RV);—on 9:1 v. בּוּר. הִבָּרוּ Is 52:11; Pt. נָבָר 2 S 22:27 (= ψ 18:27);—purify oneself: ceremonially, the bearers of the sacred vessels Is 52:11. morally 2 S 22:27 = ψ 18:27. Inf. לְבָרֵר Dn 11:35 purify (‖ לִצְרוֹף, לַלְבֵּן). Inf. לְהָבַר Je 4:11 purify, cleanse. Imv. הָבֵרוּ הַחִצִּים Je 51:11 polish arrows (vid. 3 above). Impf. יִתְבָּרֲרוּ Dn 12:10 purify oneself. תִּתְכָּרַר ψ 18:27 = תִּתָּבָר 2 S 22:27 shew oneself pure, just, kind.
Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 12 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (1 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (1 candidates)
Trees and pragmatics
Every English meaning of «בָּרַר» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.
In the verses
עִם־נָבָ֖ר תִּתָּבָ֑ר וְעִם־עִקֵּ֖שׁ תִּתַּפָּֽל׃
Word for word: with [one.who].purifies.himself you.show.yourself.pure and with a.perverse.[person] you.show.yourself.twisted
JPS 1917: With the pure Thou dost show myself pure; and with the crooked Thou dost show Thyself subtle.
עִם־נָבָ֥ר תִּתְבָּרָ֑ר וְעִם־עִ֝קֵּ֗שׁ תִּתְפַּתָּֽל׃
Word for word: with [one.who].purifies.himself you.show.yourself.pure and with a.perverse.[person] you.show.yourself.tortuous
JPS 1917: With the pure Thou dost show Thyself pure; and with the crooked Thou dost show Thyself subtle.
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