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Adjective
בָּרִיא • (barí) (feminine בְּרִיאָה, masculine plural בְּרִיאִים, feminine plural בְּרִיאוֹת)
- (of a person, animal, country, economy, etc.) Healthy, well: in good health.
- (of a food, lifestyle, etc.) Healthy, healthful: serving to promote good health.
- אוכל בריא ― ókhel barí ― healthy food
- (of an action) Used adverbially.
- אוכלים בריא שם? ― okh'lím barí shám? ― Do they eat healthy there?
- (biblical) fat, obese.
Tanach, Judges 3:17, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:וַיַּקְרֵב אֶת־הַמִּנְחָה לְעֶגְלוֹן מֶלֶךְ מוֹאָב; וְעֶגְלוֹן אִישׁ בָּרִיא מְאֹד.- vayyaqrév et-hamminḥá lə'eglón mélech moáv; və'eglón ish barí məód.
- And he presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab; Now Eglon was a very fat man.
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