Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
pure
Usage: adj 1) pure, clear, sincere 2) clean, empty adv 3) purely
Strong's Number
H1249
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
7
Books
4
Strong's H1249 Quick Answer
Strong's H1249 בַּר (bar) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. bar (bar) adj. 1. beloved 2. also pure, empty It has 7 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include pure, clean, choice, and clear. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- bar (bar) adj. 1. beloved 2. also pure, empty
- Usage
- 7 linked usages
- Books
- 4 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- pure, clean, choice, and clear
Meaning and Definition
bar (bar) adj. 1. beloved 2. also pure, empty [from H1305 (in its various senses)] KJV: choice, clean, clear, pure. Root(s): H1305
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1249. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H1249 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render bar, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H1249 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 7 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H1249 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H1249 in the Old Testament
7 indexed usages in Old Testament.
For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.
The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.
He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
Usage Excerpts
First 7 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1249.
For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.
The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.
He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
My dove, my undefiled is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and blessed her; yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.
Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners?
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1249, grouped by book.
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 3 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Song of Solomon 2 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H1249 FAQ
What does bar (בַּר) mean?
Bar (Strong's H1249) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "pure". bar (bar) adj. 1. beloved 2. also pure, empty
How many times is bar (בַּר) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 7 linked usages for Strong's H1249 across 4 books.
Where can I study bar (בַּר) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1249 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate bar (בַּר)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as pure, clean, choice, and clear. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.