Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
fowl
Usage: 1) (CLBL) fowl, birds 2) (BDB/TWOT) birds fattened for table of Solomon
Strong's Number
H1257
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
1
Books
1
Strong's H1257 Quick Answer
Strong's H1257 בַּרבּוּר (barbur) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. barbur (bar-boor') n-m. 1. a fowl (as fattened on grain) [by reduplication from H1250] It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include fowl. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- barbur (bar-boor') n-m. 1. a fowl (as fattened on grain) [by reduplication from H1250]
- Usage
- 1 linked usage
- Books
- 1 indexed book
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- fowl
Meaning and Definition
barbur (bar-boor') n-m. 1. a fowl (as fattened on grain) [by reduplication from H1250] KJV: fowl. Root(s): H1250
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1257. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H1257 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render barbur, 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.
fowl
1 Kings 4:23
How Strong's H1257 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 1 linked usage.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H1257 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 H1257 in the Old Testament
1 indexed usage in Old Testament.
Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl.
Usage Excerpts
First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's H1257.
Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1257, grouped by book.
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H1257 FAQ
What does barbur (בַּרְבֻּר) mean?
Barbur (Strong's H1257) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "fowl". barbur (bar-boor') n-m. 1. a fowl (as fattened on grain) [by reduplication from H1250]
How many times is barbur (בַּרְבֻּר) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's H1257 across 1 book.
Where can I study barbur (בַּרְבֻּר) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1257 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate barbur (בַּרְבֻּר)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as fowl. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.