בר

See also: ב״ר

Aramaic

Noun

בַּר • (bar)

1. absolute form of בְּרָא (b'rā)
2. construct form of בְּרָא (b'rā)

Preposition

בַּר • (bar)

1. outside, except

   Antonym: גו

Descendants

• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܒܪܐ (barrā)
• Classical Syriac: ܒܪܐ (barrā)

Hebrew

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /baʁ/

Etymology 1

Root
ב־ר־ר (b-r-r)
4 terms

From ב־ר־ר (b-r-r).

Noun

בָּר • (bar) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. grain

Derived terms

• לבור את הבר מן התבן (lavór et habár min hatéven)

Proper noun

בַּר • (bar) m or f [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. a male or female given name, Bar
2. a surname

Adjective

בַּר • (bar) (feminine בָּרָה, masculine plural בָּרִים, feminine plural בָּרוֹת) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. clean, pure

   אנו שומרים על בית בר.

   ánu shomrím al báyit bár.

   We keep a clean house.

   • Tanach, Psalms 24:3-4, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     ג מִֽי־יַעֲלֶ֥ה בְהַר־יְהוָ֑ה וּמִי־יָ֝קוּם בִּמְק֥וֹם קָדְשֽׁוֹ: ד נְקִ֥י כַפַּ֗יִם וּֽבַר־לֵ֫בָ֥ב אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹא־נָשָׂ֣א לַשָּׁ֣וְא נַפְשִׁ֑י וְלֹ֖א נִשְׁבַּ֣ע לְמִרְמָֽה׃

     3Who shall ascend into the mountain of the Lord? And who shall stand in His holy place? 4He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; Who hath not taken My name in vain, And hath not sworn deceitfully

Etymology 2

From Aramaic בַּר (bar), singular construct form of בְּרָא (bərā, “son”). Doublet of בֵּן (bēn).

Prefix

בַּר • (bar)

1. having a certain trait, -able

   מַזָּל (mazál, “luck”) → בַּר־מַזָּל (bár-mazál, “lucky”)

   הַשָּׂגָה (hasagá, “achieving”) → בַּר־הַשָּׂגָה (bár-hasagá, “achievable”)

   דַּעַת (dá'at, “knowledge”) → בַּר־דַּעַת (bár-dá'at, “knowledgeable”)

Derived terms

• בר מצווה (bár mitsvá)

Etymology 3

From Proto-Semitic *barr-. Compare Arabic بَرّ (barr, “outside, dry land”).

Noun

בַּר • (bar) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. outside, outdoors, wilderness

   הילדים הלכו לשחק בבר.

   ha-y'ladim halkhú l'sakhék ba-bár.

   The children went to play in the out-of-doors.

Derived terms

• חַיַּת בַּר / חיית בר (khayát bár, “wild animal”)
• בַּר מִינַן (bár minán, “may it not happen to us”)
• אֵין תּוֹכוֹ כְּבָרוֹ (én tokhó kevaró, “hypocrite”)

Etymology 4

From English bar.

Noun

בָּר • (bar) m

1. bar (a business selling alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises, or the premises themselves; a public house)

Etymology 5

From Ancient Greek βάρος (báros, “weight”), via English bar and cognates.

Noun

בַּר • (bar) m

1. A bar: 100,000 pascals.

References

• “בר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• בר on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Anagrams

• רב