בר
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בר¹
- /baʁ/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
Compare Arabic بُرّ (burr, “wheat”), Sabaean 𐩨𐩧 (br, “kind of cereal”), Akkadian burrum (“cereal”) and Soqotri [script needed] (bor, “maize”).
noun בָּר · bar
- grain
בר²
- /baʁ/ Modern Israeli
proper noun בַּר · bar
- a male or female given name, Bar
- a surname
בר³
- /baʁ/ Modern Israeli
adjective בַּר · bar · בָּרָה · בָּרִים · בָּרוֹת
- clean, pure אנו שומרים על בית בר.
בר⁴
- /baʁ/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
From Aramaic בַּר (bar), singular construct form of בְּרָא (bərā, “son”). Doublet of בֵּן (bēn).
prefix בַּר · bar
- having a certain trait, -able מַזָּל (mazál, “luck”) → בַּר־מַזָּל (bár-mazál, “lucky”)
בר⁵
- /baʁ/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
From Proto-Semitic *barr-. Compare Arabic بَرّ (barr, “outside, dry land”).
noun בַּר · bar
- outside, outdoors, wilderness הילדים הלכו לשחק בבר.
בר⁶
- /baʁ/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
From English bar.
noun בָּר · bar · בָּרִים · בַּר־ · בָּרֵי־
- bar (a business selling alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises, or the premises themselves; a public house)
בר⁷
- /baʁ/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek βάρος (báros, “weight”), via English bar and cognates.
noun בַּר · bar
- A bar: 100,000 pascals.
In English
Talk about this word "בר." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%91%D7%A8. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. בר. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%91%D7%A8 "בר." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%91%D7%A8.Cite this
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