בר

Aramaic

Noun

בַּר • (bar)

  1. absolute form of בְּרָא‎ (b'rā)
  2. construct form of בְּרָא‎ (b'rā)

Preposition

בַּר • (bar)

  1. outside, except
    Antonym: גו‎

Hebrew

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Root
ב־ר־ר‎ (b-r-r)

From ב־ר־ר‎ (b-r-r).

Noun

בָּר • (bar) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. Grain
Derived terms

Proper noun

בַּר • (bar) m or f [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. a male or female given name, Bar
  2. a surname

Adjective

בַּר • (bar) (feminine בָּרָה‎, masculine plural בָּרִים‎, feminine plural בָּרוֹת‎) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. Clean, pure
    ‏אנו שומרים על בית בר.‎‎
    anu shomrim al bayit bar.
    We keep a clean house.

Etymology 2

From Aramaic בַּר‎ (bar), singular construct form of בְּרָא‎ (bərā, “son”). Doublet of בֵּן‎ (bēn).

Prefix

בַּר • (bar)

  1. having a certain trait, -able
    מַזָּל‎ (mazál, “luck”) → בַּר־מַזָּל‎ (bár-mazál, “lucky”)
    הַשָּׂגָה‎ (hasagá, “achieving”) → בַּר־הַשָּׂגָה‎ (bár-hasagá, “achievable”)
    דַּעַת‎ (dá'at, “knowledge”) → בַּר־דַּעַת‎ (bár-dá'at, “knowledgeable”)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Proto-Semitic *barr-. Compare Arabic بَرّ‎ (barr, “outside, dry land”).

Noun

בַּר • (bar) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. Outside, outdoors, wilderness
    ‏הילדים הלכו לשחק בבר.‎‎
    ha-y'ladim hal'khu l'sakhek ba-bar.
    The children went to play in the out-of-doors.
Derived terms
  • חיית בר‎ (ḥayyát bar)
  • בר מינן‎ (bar minan)
  • אין תוכו כברו‎ (ein tochó kevaró)

Etymology 4

From English bar.

Noun

בָּר • (bar) m

  1. A bar: a venue for the sale of alcoholic beverages.

Etymology 5

From Ancient Greek βάρος (báros, “weight”), via English bar and cognates.

Noun

בַּר • (bar) m

  1. A bar: 100,000 pascals.

Anagrams

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