לְ/בַעֲרָ֧/ם
𐤋/𐤁𐤏𐤓/𐤌
levaaram
to burn them
a primitive root; also as denominative from בַּעַר; to kindle, i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); to be(-come) brutish; be brutish, bring (put, take) away, burn, (cause to) eat (up), feed, heat, kindle, set (on fire), waste.
2 Chronicles 4:20 · Word #4
Lexicon H1197
| Lemma | בָּעַר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤏𐤓 |
| Transliteration | bâʻar |
| Strong's | H1197 |
| In-context | to burn them |
Morphology HR/Vpc/Sp3mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...") |
SIBI-P1 H1197-15
to thoroughly burn them up
| Root | בער (b-ʿ-r) |
| Core Meanings | burning, consuming, kindling, devouring, brutishness |
| Semantic Range | to burn, kindle, consume by fire, devour, remove by destruction, purge, act brutishly (in other stems or contexts) |
| Conceptual Significance | בער frequently expresses the covenantal concept of purging evil or removing impurity from the community, often through destruction. The imagery of burning underscores total eradication, whether of physical objects, enemies, or moral corruption. |
| Morphological Notes | Verb in the Piel stem, infinitive construct with prefixed לְ ("to"), plus 3rd person masculine plural pronominal suffix ("them"). The Piel stem intensifies or makes factitive the root action. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root בער conveys the idea of burning or consuming, often with the sense of complete removal. In the Piel stem, the verb takes on an intensive or factitive force, thus "to thoroughly burn up." The 3rd person masculine plural suffix is preserved in "them." |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root בער (burning, consuming, kindling, devouring, brutishness)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H1198-01 |
baar | a burnt-out brute |
H1199-01 |
baara | Burning-Woman (Baara) |
H1197-01 |
baarah | she burned |
Word Usage (94 occurrences of H1197)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exodus 3:2 | בֹּעֵ֣ר | boer | was burning |
| Exodus 3:3 | יִבְעַ֥ר | yivear | burn up |
| Exodus 22:4 | יַבְעֶר | yaveer | he grazes |