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בָּרָד

𐤁𐤓𐤃

bârâd

H1259 noun

SILEX Entry

Root ברד to hail (meteorological event), to rain hail

Definition

Solid precipitation in the form of small lumps or balls of ice (hail), typically occurring as a weather event characterized by a shower or storm of such ice. In biblical contexts, refers to the meteorological phenomenon of hail falling from the sky, often of destructive intensity and sometimes associated with divine acts or significant events.

Semantic Range

hail, hailstones, shower of hail, storm of hail, falling of hail as an event, divine or destructive hailstorm

Root / Etymology

From the root בָּרַד (brd), which in its verbal form means 'to hail' or 'to rain hail.' The nominal form בָּרָד denotes 'hail' as the substance or event.

Historical & Contextual Notes

The term בָּרָד is used primarily in narrative and poetic passages describing extraordinary meteorological events. Its most prominent biblical occurrence is during the account of the plagues in Egypt (Exodus 9), where a heavy and destructive hailstorm is described as an act of divine intervention. The imagery of hail is sometimes employed in prophetic and poetic literature to convey themes of overwhelming force or judgment (e.g., Isaiah 28:2, Ezekiel 13:11). The word refers to a distinct and recognizable form of precipitation and is not used metaphorically outside explicit weather-related or judgmental contexts. Although modern English translations generally render בָּרָד as 'hail,' some older translations or interpretive traditions may use 'hailstones' to emphasize the size or destructive capacity, but the Hebrew term itself does not specify size unless contextually indicated. There is no indication that בָּרָד referred to any specific or unusual type of hail unique to the ancient Near East.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from בָּרַד; hail; hail(stones).

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Root Family

ברד (b-r-d) — to hail, to rain hail, hail as a meteorological event

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1258 בָּרַד hail
H1260 בֶּרֶד Hail-place
H1261 בָּרֹד hail-dappled ones

Word Forms

8 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H1259-02 בָּרָ֖ד barad HNcmsa hail hail 9
H1259-03 הַ/בָּרָ֖ד habarad HTd/Ncmsa the hail the hail 8
H1259-07 בָרָ֖ד varad HNcmsa hail hail 3
H1259-06 וּ/בָרָ֔ד uvarad HC/Ncmsa and hail hail 3
H1259-08 וְ/הַ/בָּרָד֙ vehabarad HC/Td/Ncmsa and the hail and the hail 3
H1259-04 לַ/בָּרָ֣ד labarad HRd/Ncmsa to the hail to the hail 1
H1259-01 בַּ/בָּרָ֣ד babarad HRd/Ncmsa with hail in the hail 1
H1259-05 וּ/בַ/בָּרָ֔ד uvabarad HC/Rd/Ncmsa and with hail and in the hail 1

Occurrences in Scripture

29 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H1259-02 Exodus 9:18 בָּרָ֖ד barad HNcmsa hail hail
H1259-03 Exodus 9:19 הַ/בָּרָ֖ד habarad HTd/Ncmsa the hail the hail
H1259-07 Exodus 9:22 בָרָ֖ד varad HNcmsa hail hail
H1259-06 Exodus 9:23 וּ/בָרָ֔ד uvarad HC/Ncmsa and hail hail
H1259-02 Exodus 9:23 בָּרָ֖ד barad HNcmsa hail hail
H1259-07 Exodus 9:24 בָרָ֔ד varad HNcmsa hail hail
H1259-03 Exodus 9:24 הַ/בָּרָ֑ד habarad HTd/Ncmsa the hail the hail
H1259-03 Exodus 9:25 הַ/בָּרָ֜ד habarad HTd/Ncmsa the hail the hail
H1259-03 Exodus 9:25 הַ/בָּרָ֔ד habarad-2 HTd/Ncmsa the hail the hail
H1259-02 Exodus 9:26 בָּרָֽד barad HNcmsa hail hail
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