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Hebrew noun (masculine) · H1280

בְּרִיחַ

beriachber-ee'-akh

bar

40 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: bᵉrîyach

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H1280is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 18 of 39
    Old Testament books
  • 30
    spellings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · H1280

a bolt

The King James renders it: bar, fugitive.

James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.

Summary

beriach is rendered "bar". It stands 40 times in the Hebrew text, across eighteen books.

  • Fifteen of the uses stand in Exodus, more than in any other book.
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Exodus 26:26You are also to make five crossbars of acacia wood for the frames on one side of the tabernacle,
  • The Greek text spells it thirty different ways.

The first use

You are also to make five crossbars of acacia wood for the frames on one side of the tabernacle,

Exodus 26:26בְרִיחִ֖ם

The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.

Where the word stands

Fifteen of the word's forty uses are in Exodus.

The other 21 Old Testament books never use the word.

What the word means

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

How the Greek text is glossed, word by word

  • and bars its7
  • bars its6
  • bars5
  • and bar4
  • a bar2
  • and bars of2
  • bars of2
  • for the bars2
  • the bar2
  • the bars2
  • and bar of1
  • and bars1

and 4 more, 40 uses in all

The words built on the same word-part

Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.

בְּרִיתberithcovenantUses284
בְּרָכָהBerakahblessingUses69
בְּרוֹשׁberoshcypressUses20
בְּרֵכָהberekah(Shelah) PoolUses17
בְּרַםberamneverthelessUses5
בְּרַךְberakto blessUses5
בְּרִיberifatUses1
בְּרוֹםberomrich apparelUses1
בְּרוֹתberothcypressUses1
בְּרִיתBerith(Baal)-berithUses1
בְּרִיאָהberiahcreationUses1
בְּרִיעִיBeriiBeriiteUses1

The words it stands beside

All 40, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

30 spellings and their grammar

STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.

How it is spelled

  • וּבְרִיחָֽיו׃ ס3
  • בְּרִ֣יחַ2
  • בְרִיחִ֔ם2
  • הַבְּרִיחִ֖ם2
  • וּבְרִ֥יחַ2
  • וּבְרִֽיחַ׃2
  • וּבְרִיחָ֖יו2
  • וּבְרִיחָ֑יו2
  • לַבְּרִיחִ֑ם2
  • בְּרִחֶ֥יהָ1
  • בְרִ֛יחַ1
  • בְּרִיחֵ֣י1

and 18 more spellings in the ledger below.

The grammar of each form

  • conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular7HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms
  • noun · masculine plural5HNcmpa
  • conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular4HC/Ncmsa
  • noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular3HNcmpc/Sp3fs
  • noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular3HNcmpc/Sp3ms
  • conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)2HC/Ncmpc
  • noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)2HNcmpc
  • noun · masculine singular2HNcmsa
  • preposition with the article + noun · masculine plural2HRd/Ncmpa
  • the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural2HTd/Ncmpa
  • the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular2HTd/Ncmsa
  • conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural1HC/Ncmpa

Exodus

fifteen uses
  • You are also to make five crossbars of acacia wood for the frames on one side of the tabernacle,

    Exodus 26:26

    • בְרִיחִ֖םverichimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: bars
  • five for those on the other side, and five for those on the rear side of the tabernacle, to the west.

    Exodus 26:27

    • בְרִיחִ֔םverichimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: bars
    • בְרִיחִ֗םverichimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: bars
  • The central crossbar in the middle of the frames shall extend from one end to the other.

    Exodus 26:28

    • וְהַבְּרִ֥יחַvehaberiachconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: and the bar
  • Overlay the frames with gold and make gold rings to hold the crossbars. Also overlay the crossbars with gold.

    Exodus 26:29

    • לַבְּרִיחִ֑םlaberichimpreposition with the article + noun · masculine pluraltagged: for the bars
    • הַבְּרִיחִ֖םhaberichimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: the bars
  • the tabernacle with its tent and covering, its clasps and frames, its crossbars, posts, and bases;

    Exodus 35:11

    • בְּרִיחָ֕יוberichavnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: bars its
  • He also made five crossbars of acacia wood for the frames on one side of the tabernacle,

    Exodus 36:31

    • בְּרִיחֵ֖יbericheinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: bars of
  • five for those on the other side, and five for those on the rear side of the tabernacle, to the west.

    Exodus 36:32

    • בְרִיחִ֔םverichimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: bars
    • בְרִיחִם֙verichimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: bars
  • He made the central crossbar to run through the center of the frames, from one end to the other.

    Exodus 36:33

    • הַבְּרִ֣יחַhaberiachthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the bar
  • And he overlaid the frames with gold and made gold rings to hold the crossbars. He also overlaid the crossbars with gold.

    Exodus 36:34

    • לַבְּרִיחִ֑םlaberichimpreposition with the article + noun · masculine pluraltagged: for the bars
    • הַבְּרִיחִ֖םhaberichimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: the bars
  • Then they brought the tabernacle to Moses: the tent with all its furnishings, its clasps, its frames, its crossbars, and its posts and bases;

    Exodus 39:33

    • בְּרִיחָ֖יוberichovnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: bars its
  • When Moses set up the tabernacle, he laid its bases, positioned its frames, inserted its crossbars, and set up its posts.

    Exodus 40:18

    • בְּרִיחָ֑יוberichavnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: bars its

Numbers

two uses
  • The duties assigned to the sons of Merari were the tabernacle’s frames, crossbars, posts, bases, and all its equipment—all the service for these items,

    Numbers 3:36

    • וּבְרִיחָ֖יוuverichavconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and bars its
  • This is the duty for all their service at the Tent of Meeting: to carry the frames of the tabernacle with its crossbars, posts, and bases,

    Numbers 4:31

    • וּבְרִיחָ֖יוuverichavconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and bars its

Deuteronomy

one use
  • All these cities were fortified with high walls and gates and bars, and there were many more unwalled villages.

    Deuteronomy 3:5

    • וּבְרִ֑יחַuveriachconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: and bar

Judges

one use
  • But Samson lay there only until midnight, when he got up, took hold of the doors of the city gate and both gateposts, and pulled them out, bar and all. Then he put them on his shoulders and took them to the top of the mountain overlooking Hebron.

    Judges 16:3

    • הַבְּרִ֔יחַhaberiachthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the bar

1 Samuel

one use
  • When Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah, he said, “God has delivered him into my hand, for he has trapped himself by entering a town with gates and bars.”

    1 Samuel 23:7

    • וּבְרִֽיחַ׃uveriachconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: and bar

1 Kings

one use
  • Ben-geber in Ramoth-gilead (the villages of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead belonged to him, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan with its sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars);

    1 Kings 4:13

    • וּבְרִ֥יחַuveriachconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and bar of

2 Chronicles

two uses
  • He rebuilt Upper and Lower Beth-horon as fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars,

    2 Chronicles 8:5

    • וּבְרִֽיחַ׃uveriachconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: and bar
  • So he said to the people of Judah, “Let us build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, with doors and bars. The land is still ours because we have sought the LORD our God. We have sought Him and He has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered.

    2 Chronicles 14:7

    • וּבְרִיחִים֒uverichimconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: and bars

Nehemiah

five uses
  • The Fish Gate was rebuilt by the sons of Hassenaah. They laid its beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.

    Nehemiah 3:3

    • וּבְרִיחָֽיו׃ סuverichavconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and bars its
  • The Jeshanah Gate was repaired by Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah. They laid its beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.

    Nehemiah 3:6

    • וּבְרִיחָֽיו׃ סuverichavconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and bars its
  • The Valley Gate was repaired by Hanun and the residents of Zanoah. They rebuilt it, installed its doors, bolts, and bars, and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the Dung Gate.

    Nehemiah 3:13

    • וּבְרִיחָ֑יוuverichavconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and bars its
  • The Dung Gate was repaired by Malchijah son of Rechab, ruler of the district of Beth-haccherem. He rebuilt it and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.

    Nehemiah 3:14

    • וּבְרִיחָֽיו׃ סuverichavconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and bars its
  • The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofed it, and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Shelah near the king’s garden, as far as the stairs that descend from the City of David.

    Nehemiah 3:15

    • וּבְרִיחָ֑יוuverichavconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and bars its

Job

one use
  • when I fixed its boundaries and set in place its bars and doors,

    Job 38:10

    • בְּרִ֣יחַberiachnoun · masculine singulartagged: a bar

Psalms

two uses
  • For He has broken down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.

    Psalms 107:16

    • וּבְרִיחֵ֖יuvericheiconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and bars of
  • For He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses the children within you.

    Psalms 147:13

    • בְּרִיחֵ֣יbericheinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: bars of

Proverbs

one use
  • An offended brother is harder to win than a fortified city, and disputes are like the bars of a castle.

    Proverbs 18:19

    • כִּבְרִ֥יחַkivriachpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: like bar of

Isaiah

one use
  • “I will go before you and level the mountains; I will break down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.

    Isaiah 45:2

    • וּבְרִיחֵ֥יuvericheiconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and bars of

Jeremiah

two uses
  • Rise up, advance against a nation at ease, one that dwells securely,” declares the LORD. “They have no gates or bars; they live alone.

    Jeremiah 49:31

    • בְרִ֛יחַveriachnoun · masculine singulartagged: a bar
  • The warriors of Babylon have stopped fighting; they sit in their strongholds. Their strength is exhausted; they have become like women. Babylon’s homes have been set ablaze, the bars of her gates are broken.

    Jeremiah 51:30

    • בְרִיחֶֽיהָ׃vericheihanoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: bars its

Lamentations

one use
  • Her gates have sunk into the ground; He has destroyed and shattered their bars. Her king and her princes are exiled among the nations, the law is no more, and even her prophets find no vision from the LORD.

    Lamentations 2:9

    • בְּרִיחֶ֑יהָbericheihanoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: bars its

Ezekiel

one use
  • You will say, ‘I will go up against a land of unwalled villages; I will come against a tranquil people who dwell securely, all of them living without walls or bars or gates—

    Ezekiel 38:11

    • וּבְרִ֥יחַuveriachconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: and bar

Amos

one use
  • I will break down the gates of Damascus; I will cut off the ruler of the Valley of Aven and the one who wields the scepter in Beth-eden. The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir,” says the LORD.

    Amos 1:5

    • בְּרִ֣יחַberiachnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: bar of

Jonah

one use
  • To the roots of the mountains I descended; the earth beneath me barred me in forever! But You raised my life from the pit, O LORD my God!

    Jonah 2:6

    • בְּרִחֶ֥יהָbericheihanoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: bars its

Nahum

one use
  • Look at your troops—they are like your women! The gates of your land are wide open to your enemies; fire consumes their bars.

    Nahum 3:13

    • בְּרִיחָֽיִך׃berichayikhnoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singulartagged: bars your

The letters

Where it leads

How the numbers are counted

Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.

Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.

The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.

The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.

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Meaning and senses: STEP Bible TBESH gloss (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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