Lexicon / H1253
בֹּר
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  • 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