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Aramaic
Verb
בער • (transliteration needed)
- (intransitive) burn
Hebrew
Pronunciation
Verb
בָּעַר • (ba'ár) (pa'al construction)
- (intransitive) to burn
Tanach, Exodus 3:2:וְהִנֵּה הַסְּנֶה בֹּעֵר בָּאֵשׁ וְהַסְּנֶה אֵינֶנּוּ אֻכָּל- v'hiné has'né boér baésh v'has'né enénu ukál
- and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed
Tanach, Deuteronomy 4:11, with translation of the King James Version:וְהָהָר בֹּעֵר בָּאֵשׁ עַד לֵב הַשָּׁמַיִם- v'hahár boér baésh ad lev hashamáyim
- and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven
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Verb
ביער / בִּעֵר • (bi'ér) (pi'el construction)
- defective spelling of ביער
Noun
בַּעַר • (bá'ar) m
- fool, stupid person
Tanach, Proverbs 12:1, with translation of the English Standard Version:אֹהֵב מוּסָר אֹהֵב דָּעַת וְשׂוֹנֵא תוֹכַחַת בָּעַר- ohév musár ohév dáat v'soné tocháchat báar
- Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.
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Proper noun
בְּעֹר • (b'or) m
- a male given name, Beor
Tanach, Numbers 24:3, with translation of the King James Version:וַיִּשָּׂא מְשָׁלוֹ וַיֹּאמַר נְאֻם בִּלְעָם בְּנוֹ בְעֹר וּנְאֻם הַגֶּבֶר שְׁתֻם הָעָיִן- vayisá m'shaló vayomár n'um bil'ám b'no v'or un'úm hagéver sh'tum haáyin
- And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said
Anagrams
Yiddish
Etymology
From Middle High German bër, from Old High German bero. Compare German Bär.
Pronunciation
Noun
בער • (ber) m, plural בערן (bern), diminutive בערל (berl) or בערעלע (berele)
- bear
Derived terms
Proper noun
בער • (ber) m
- a male given name, often together with Hebrew equivalent דוב (dov), i.e. דובֿ־בער (dov-ber)