בָּרָה

Strong’s Definition

to select; to feed; to render clear

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root; to select; also (as denominative from H1250 (בָּר)) to feed; also (as equivalent to H1305 (בָּרַר)) to render clear (Ecclesiastes 3:18)

KJV Usage

choose, (cause to) eat, manifest, (give) meat.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.to eat, consume
• 2.(qal) to eat
• 3.(piel) for eating, devouring
• 4.(hiphil) to cause to eat

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: bârâh; Pronunciation: baw-raw'