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

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /bar/

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

• לבור את הבר מן התבן (lavór et habár min hatéven)

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

• בר מצווה (bar mitzvàh)

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. bar (a business selling alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises, or the premises themselves; a public house)

Etymology 5

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

Noun

בַּר • (bar) m

1. A bar: 100,000 pascals.

References

• “בר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• בר on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Anagrams

• רב