תִבְעַר

𐤕𐤁𐤏𐤓

tivear

burned

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.

H1197

Psalms 39:4 · Word #5

Lexicon H1197

Lemmaבָּעַר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤁𐤏𐤓
Transliterationbâʻar
Strong'sH1197
In-contextburned

Morphology HVqi3fs All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H1197-27

she will burn

Rootבער (b-ʿ-r)
Core Meaningsburning, kindling, consuming, brutishness
Semantic Rangeto burn, blaze, kindle, consume by fire; to remove by burning; figuratively, to act brutishly or without understanding
Conceptual Significanceבער frequently appears in contexts of fire as judgment, purification, or the removal of evil from the community. The imagery of burning underscores divine justice, covenantal cleansing, and the destructive power of unchecked sin.
Morphological NotesVerb, Qal stem, imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd feminine singular (HVqi3fs). Denotes incomplete or future action performed by a feminine singular subject.
Rendering RationaleThe root בער conveys the idea of burning or consuming by fire. In the Qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular form, the verb expresses simple active or intransitive action: "she will burn" (or "it will burn" for a feminine noun). The rendering preserves both the core sense of combustion and the feminine singular subject indicated by the morphology.

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

Words from Root בער (burning, kindling, consuming, 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