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בָּרָא
bârâʼ · Hebrew · Strong's H1254 · 54 occurrences
The KJV renders 43 different Hebrew and Greek words as “make”
What it means
(absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes)
a primitive root;
How the KJV renders it
choose, create, cut down, dispatch, make
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“make”
also renders kataskeuázō (G2680), procheirízomai (G4400), poiéō (G4160), synistáō (G4921), títhēmi (G5087), dídōmi (G1325), speúdō (G4692), synteléō (G4931), diatíthemai (G1303), perisseúō (G4052), kathístēmi (G2525), gennáō (G1080), ktízō (G2936), symbállō (G4820), ʼârak (H748), bûwsh (H954), bᵉnâʼ (H1124), bᵉʻâʼ (H1156), gâdal (H1431), hâlal (H1984), hâphak (H2015), hârag (H2026), chûwl (H2342), yâdaʻ (H3045), yâçaph (H3254), nâthan (H5414), ʻăbad (H5648), ʻâmaq (H6009), ʻâtsab (H6087), ʻâsâh (H6213), ʻâshar (H6238), pâlaç (H6424), pâʻal (H6466), pâqad (H6485), pᵉshar (H6590), qûwm (H6966), qâlal (H7043), râbâh (H7235), râphad (H7502), râqach (H7543), sûwm (H7761), shîyth (H7896)
“choose”
also renders hairéomai (G138), procheirízomai (G4400), cheirotonéō (G5500), epilégomai (G1951), hairetízō (G140), eklégomai (G1586), bâchîyr (H972), bâchar (H977)
“cut down”
“create”
also renders ktízō (G2936)
Questions this word decides
- Does Colossians 2:16 abolish the Sabbath?
- Is the seventh-day Sabbath binding on Gentiles?
- Will there be a literal thousand-year reign (the millennium)?
- Are head coverings commanded in worship?
- Is the Christian Sabbath Saturday or Sunday?
Where it appears
54 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 46 verses shown.
1 Samuel 2:29 HR/Vhc/Sp2mpAmos 4:13 HC/VqrmsaDeuteronomy 4:32 HVqp3msEcclesiastes 12:1 HVqrmpc/Sp2msExodus 34:10 HVNp3cpEzekiel 21:19 HVpaEzekiel 21:30 HVNp2fsEzekiel 23:47 HC/VpaEzekiel 28:13 HVNc/Sp2msEzekiel 28:15 HVNc/Sp2fsGenesis 1:1 HVqp3msGenesis 1:21 HC/Vqw3msGenesis 1:27 HC/Vqw3msGenesis 2:3 HVqp3msGenesis 2:4 HR/VNc/Sp3mpGenesis 5:1 HVqcGenesis 5:2 HVNc/Sp3mpGenesis 6:7 HVqp1csIsaiah 4:5 HC/Vqq3msIsaiah 40:26 HVqp3msIsaiah 40:28 HVqrmsaIsaiah 41:20 HVqp3ms/Sp3fsIsaiah 42:5 HVqrmscIsaiah 43:1 HVqrmsc/Sp2msIsaiah 43:7 HVqp1cs/Sp3msIsaiah 43:15 HVqrmscIsaiah 45:7 HC/VqrmsaIsaiah 45:8 HVqp1cs/Sp3msIsaiah 45:12 HVqp1csIsaiah 45:18 HVqp3ms/Sp3fsIsaiah 48:7 HVNp3cpIsaiah 54:16 HVqp1csIsaiah 57:19 HVqrmsaIsaiah 65:17 HVqrmsaIsaiah 65:18 HVqrmsaJeremiah 31:22 HVqp3msJoshua 17:15 HC/Vpq2msJoshua 17:18 HC/Vpq2ms/Sp3msMalachi 2:10 HVqp3ms/Sp1cpNumbers 16:30 HVqi3msPsalm 51:10 HVqv2msPsalm 89:12 HVqp2ms/Sp3mpPsalm 89:47 HVqp2msPsalm 102:18 HVNrmsaPsalm 104:30 HVNi3mp/SnPsalm 148:5 HC/VNp3cp
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.