בַּעַר
baʻar · bah'-ar
properly, foot (as consumed); i.e. (by exten.) of cattle brutishness; (concretely) stupid
Lexicon
Derivation: from H1197 (בָּעַר);
properly, foot (as consumed); i.e. (by exten.) of cattle brutishness; (concretely) stupid
- properly, foot (as consumed)
- i.e. (by exten.) of cattle brutishness
- (concretely) stupid
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: brutish (person), foolish.
Letters
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- עAyin70
Picture: an eye
- Concrete
- eye · spring of water
- Extended
- to see · to know · experience · to watch
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the house, what is within › to see and know › the head, the highest
The house, what is within that works to see and know of the head, the highest.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of בַּעַר above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
5 occurrences · 5 OT · 0 NT · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and the brutish person1 · 20%
- so foolish1 · 20%
- a brutish1 · 20%
- is brutish1 · 20%
- surely i am more brutish1 · 20%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.