Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
fat
Usage: 1) fat 2) (TWOT) fat, fatter, fed, firm, plenteous, rank Also means: ber.yah (בִּרְיָה "fat" H1274)
Strong's Number
H1277
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
14
Books
8
Strong's H1277 Quick Answer
Strong's H1277 בָּרִיא (bariy') is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. bariy' (baw-ree') adj. 1. fatted or plump [from H1254 (in the sense of H1262)] It has 14 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include fat, fatted, firm, and flesh. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- bariy' (baw-ree') adj. 1. fatted or plump [from H1254 (in the sense of H1262)]
- Usage
- 14 linked usages
- Books
- 8 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- fat, fatted, firm, and flesh
Meaning and Definition
bariy' (baw-ree') adj. 1. fatted or plump [from H1254 (in the sense of H1262)] KJV: fat ((fleshed), -ter), fed, firm, plenteous, rank. Root(s): H1254, H1262
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1277. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H1277 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render bariy', 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 H1277 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 14 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H1277 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 H1277 in the Old Testament
14 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.
And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.
And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
Usage Excerpts
First 14 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1277.
And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.
And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.
And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.
And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow:
And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:
And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.
Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl.
For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.
Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock.
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD unto them; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle.
And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king's meat.
Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous.
For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1277, grouped by book.
Genesis 6 usages, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H1277 FAQ
What does bari (בָּרִיא) mean?
Bari (Strong's H1277) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "fed". bariy' (baw-ree') adj. 1. fatted or plump [from H1254 (in the sense of H1262)]
How many times is bari (בָּרִיא) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 14 linked usages for Strong's H1277 across 8 books.
Where can I study bari (בָּרִיא) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1277 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate bari (בָּרִיא)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as fat, fatted, firm, and flesh. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.