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בַּר

𐤁𐤓

bar

H1251 noun

SILEX Entry

Root בר open, clear, outside

Definition

A cultivated tract of land, an open field suitable for agriculture, as opposed to enclosed areas or the wilderness. In Aramaic portions of the Hebrew Bible, בַּר refers specifically to fields used for growing crops or as pastureland.

Semantic Range

open field, cultivated land, agricultural tract, pasture, arable land

Root / Etymology

Aramaic noun derived from the root בָּר, meaning 'open, clear' or 'outside.' The term is cognate with Hebrew בָּר (bar), which can mean 'grain' or 'pure,' but in Aramaic the sense relates primarily to 'open country' or 'field.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

בַּר (bar) occurs only in the Aramaic sections of the Hebrew Bible, such as in Daniel and Ezra, and should be distinguished from the Hebrew word בָּר which typically means 'grain' or 'pure.' In the context of Aramaic, בַּר refers specifically to arable land outside a city or settlement, echoing traditional social and economic divisions between settled, cultivated land and the steppe or wilderness. The English translation as 'field' accurately reflects the primary sense in biblical Aramaic, but lacks the nuance of open or uninclosed land that the original term may convey. No evidence suggests the usage underwent significant change over time within the scope of biblical Aramaic. The word is not used for religious or ritual contexts, nor does it carry any connotation of granaries or harvest, unlike its Hebrew cognate in certain texts.

Translation Consistency

primary "field" 8 occurrences

׳Field׳ is the natural, common English noun that matches the SILEX range (open field, cultivated land, pasture, arable land) and is already used across all P2 renderings. It is concise, natural-sounding, and will provide consistent rendering for every occurrence of בַּר in the text (including Aramaic contexts referring to cultivated or pasture land).

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Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

(Aramaic) corresponding to בָּר; a field; field.

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Root Family

ברא (b-r-ʾ) — create, shape, carve, bring into being

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1254 בָּרָא he created
H1256 בְּרָאיָה and Yahweh has created
H1277 בָּרִיא robust, well-fed
H1278 בְּרִיאָה a created thing
H7451 רַע he created

Word Forms

2 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H1251-01 בָּרָ֤/א bara ANcmsd/Td the-field he created the field 6
H1251-02 בָרָ֑/א vara ANcmsd/Td the field bad the field 2

Occurrences in Scripture

8 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H1251-01 Daniel 2:38 בָּרָ֤/א bara ANcmsd/Td the field he created the field
H1251-01 Daniel 4:9 בָּרָ֗/א bara ANcmsd/Td the-field he created the field
H1251-02 Daniel 4:12 בָרָ֑/א vara ANcmsd/Td the field bad the field
H1251-01 Daniel 4:18 בָּרָ֔/א bara ANcmsd/Td the-field he created the field
H1251-02 Daniel 4:20 בָרָ֑/א vara ANcmsd/Td the-field bad the field
H1251-01 Daniel 4:20 בָּרָ/א֙ bara ANcmsd/Td the-field he created the field
H1251-01 Daniel 4:22 בָּרָ/א֩ bara ANcmsd/Td field-the he created the field
H1251-01 Daniel 4:29 בָּרָ֣/א bara ANcmsd/Td field-the he created the field
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