בָּעַר

Strong’s Definition

to kindle, i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); to be(-come) brutish

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root; also as denominative from H1198 (בַּעַר)

KJV Usage

be brutish, bring (put, take) away, burn, (cause to) eat (up), feed, heat, kindle, set (on fire), waste.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to burn, consume, kindle, be kindled
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(qal) to be stupid, dull-hearted, unreceptive
• 4.(niphal) to be stupid, dull-hearted
• 5.(piel) to feed, graze
• 6.(piel)
• 7.(v denom) to be stupid, brutish, barbarous
• 8.(hiphil) to cause to be grazed over
• 9.(hiphil)
• 10.(pual) to burn

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: bâʻar; Pronunciation: baw-ar'