Lexicon / H1287
בֹּרִית
bo.rit
  • lye
  • alkali
  • potash
  • soap

STEPBible TBESH

Glosses: lye

lye, potash, soap, alkali (used in washing)

BDB (Brown-Driver-Briggs)

Glosses: lye; alkali; potash; soap

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 .

בֹּרִית n.f lye alkali potash soap . used in washing