בָּרַר

Strong’s Definition

to clarify (i.e. brighten), examine, select

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

make bright, choice, chosen, cleanse (be clean), clearly, polished, (shew self) pure(-ify), purge (out).

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.to purify, select, polish, choose, purge, cleanse or make bright, test or prove
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(niphal) to purify oneself
• 4.(piel) to purify
• 5.(hiphil)
• 6.(hithpael)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: bârar; Pronunciation: baw-rar'