בָּר֒
𐤁𐤓
bâr
grain
Edible grain, especially of cereal crops such as wheat or barley; used to refer both to grain as food and the kernels harvested from the field. In poetic and metaphorical usage, 'bar' can also signify abundance, produce, or nourishment. In rare cases, the word can metonymically denote the open, cultivated fields where grain is grown, emphasizing fertile or productive land.
ubara "maize, cereal grain (generic)" (Efik) · ubara "maize, millet (generic term for grain/cereal foodplants)" (Ibibio) · bàrà "millet" (Igala) +2 moreGenesis 42:25 · Word #6
Lexicon H1250
| Lemma | בָּר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤓 |
| Transliteration | bâr |
| Strong's | H1250 |
| Definition | Edible grain, especially of cereal crops such as wheat or barley; used to refer both to grain as food and the kernels harvested from the field. In poetic and metaphorical usage, 'bar' can also signify abundance, produce, or nourishment. In rare cases, the word can metonymically denote the open, cultivated fields where grain is grown, emphasizing fertile or productive land. |
Morphology HNcmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | grain |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1250-01
purified grain
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular common noun, absolute state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun derives from ברר, "to purify or winnow," referring to grain that has been separated from chaff—clean, selected kernels. Rendering it as "purified grain" preserves both the agricultural sense and the root idea of selection and cleansing. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
grain
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | 'Purified grain' is unnecessarily specific; the context refers to normal food, so 'grain' is correct per SILEX. |
Bantu Hebrew
בָּר֒ (bâr) — Edible grain, especially of cereal crops such as wheat or barley; used to refer both to grain as food and the kernels harvested from the field. In poetic and metaphorical usage, 'bar' can also signify abundance, produce, or nourishment. In rare cases, the word can metonymically denote the open, cultivated fields where grain is grown, emphasizing fertile or productive land.