H1253 - בֹּר (bôr)

H1253 בֹּר (bôr) bore

Hebrew

Strong's Definition

the same as 1252; vegetable lye (from its cleansing); used as a soap for washing, or a flux for metals

KJV Usage: X never so, purely

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

בֹּר (bor) — lye. lye, potash, alkali used in smelting metal

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

בֹּר (H1252 · H1253)

noun m · ברר

Clean

cleanness = state in which something is free of dirt or things that are regarded as pollutants; ≈ often used figuratively to describe being free of guilt

2SA 22:21 · JOB 22:30 · PSA 18:21 · PSA 18:25

Innocent | ≈ צְדָקָה

cleanness, purity, innocence = state in which people are free of guilt ◄ as if they are morally and ethically clean

2SA 22:25

noun m · ברר

Soap | ≈ שֶׁלֶג

soap, lye = substance, ◄ probably made by mixing the ashes of certain soda plants, such as hammada or salsola, with olive oil, animal fats, or water; ► used as cleansing agent (AYBC)

JOB 9:30 · ISA 1:25

Enio R. Mueller

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

בֹּר n.m. lye, potash, alkali used in smelting metals Is 1:25 ref