בָּרָא

Strong’s Definition

(absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes)

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

choose, create (creator), cut down, dispatch, do, make (fat).

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.to create, shape, form
• 2.(qal) to shape, fashion, create (always with god as subject)
• 3.(hiphil) to make yourselves fat
• 4.to be fat
• 5.(niphal) to be created
• 6.(piel)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: bârâʼ; Pronunciation: baw-raw'