בֹּר
bor
- lye
- potash
STEPBible TBESH
Glosses: lye
lye, potash, alkali used in smelting metal
BDB (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
Glosses: lye; potash
Root √ברר: בָּרַר vb purify select Qal purge out purify , choose select Pt . only. and in Chronicler cleanse make shining polish . test prove , Niph purify oneself . Pi purify . Hiph purify cleanse , polish arrows . Hithp purify oneself shew oneself pure just kind .
בֹּר n.m lye potash Is 1:25 . alkali used in smelting metals