בַרְזֶ֖ל

𐤁𐤓𐤆𐤋

varezel

of iron

perhaps from the root of בִּרְזוֹת; iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement; (ax) head, iron.

H1270

Isaiah 45:2 · Word #11

Lexicon H1270

Lemmaבַּרְזֶל
Lemma (Paleo)𐤁𐤓𐤆𐤋
Transliterationbarzel
Strong'sH1270
In-contextof iron

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

SIBI-P1 H1270-10

iron

Morphological NotesCommon masculine singular noun in the absolute state; no pronominal suffix or construct relationship in this form.
Rendering RationaleThe form is a masculine singular absolute noun (HNcmsa), referring to the substance itself. Rendering it simply as "iron" preserves both its singular grammatical form and its core sense as the hard, cutting metal associated with strength and durability.

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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root ברזל (iron, hardness, strength, cutting metal)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H1270-01 babarezel in the iron
H1270-02 barezel iron (hard-cutting metal)
H1271-01 barezilay Iron-Strong (man)

Word Usage (76 occurrences of H1270)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 4:22 וּ/בַרְזֶ֑ל uvarezel and iron
Leviticus 26:19 כַּ/בַּרְזֶ֔ל kabarezel like iron
Numbers 31:22 הַ/בַּרְזֶ֔ל habarezel the iron