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בַּר bar
Hebrew word for “son” · Strong’s H1247 · used 19 times in 17 verses
Meaning
son; Aramaic of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)
Senses in the lexicon
- son (8)
- son (8)
- son (1)
- son (1)
- son (1)
How it is translated
Glosses given for bar in context, with how often each is used:
- sons 8
- son 6
- people 2
- like a son 1
- young 1
- about a son 1
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
Ezra 6 (4), Daniel 5 (4), Ezra 5 (2), Daniel 2 (2), Daniel 6 (2), Ezra 7 (1), Daniel 3 (1), Daniel 7 (1)
Forms
- בני 7
- בר 4
- ובנוהי 2
- כבר 2
- ברה 1
- בניהון 1
- לבר 1
- ובני 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with bar more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- דִּי di “that” 13
- אֱלָהּ elah “god” 9
- שָׁמַיִן shamayin “heaven” 6
- מֶלֶךְ melekh “king” 7
- גָּלוּ galut “captivity” 4
- מִן־ min “from” 6
- יְהוּד yehud “Judah” 4
- לָא la “not” 5
- אֲמַר amar “to say” 5
- נְבִיא nevi “prophet” 3
- קֳדָם qodam “before” 4
- דָּנִיֵּאל daniyyel “Daniel” 4
Key verses
The verses using bar that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Ezra 5:2 — Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem: and with them were the…
- Ezra 6:9 — And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according…
- Ezra 6:10 — That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.
- Ezra 6:14 — And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and…
- Ezra 6:16 — And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy,
- Daniel 3:25 — He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.
- Daniel 5:13 — Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of Judah,…
- Daniel 5:21 — And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen,…
- Daniel 5:22 — And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this;
- Daniel 6:13 — Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that…
- Daniel 6:24 — And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives;…
- Daniel 7:13 — I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near…
See all 17 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.