Lexical Definition

‎בָּרָה‎ bârâh (baw-raw') to eat ^H:V
a primitive root; to select; also (as denominative from ‎בָּר‎) to feed; also (as equivalent to ‎בָּרַר‎) to render clear (Ecclesiastes 3:18)

choose, (cause to) eat, manifest, (give) meat.

• to select
• to feed
• to render clear

1) to eat, consume
1a) (Qal) to eat
1b) (Piel) for eating, devouring
1c) (Hiphil) to cause to eat

See Greek: βρῶσις · ἐκλέγομαι · ἐσθίω · συνεσθίω · ψωμίζω

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. ‎בָּרָה‎ verb eat (Assyrian barû & derivatives Zim^{BP 31}) —

Qal Perfect 2Sam 12:17 Imperfect ‎אֶבְרֶה‎ 2Sam 13:6; 2Sam 13:10 eat bread (‎בְּרוּלְֿכֶם‎ 1Sam 17:8 scribal error for ‎בחרו‎ ‎לכם‎ 1Kgs 18:25 Dr^{Sm 107}). Pi`el Infinitive ‎לְבָרוֺת‎ Lam 4:10 for devouring. Hiph`il Imperfect ‎תַּבְרֵנִי‎ 2Sam 13:5 Infinitive ‎לְהַבְרוֺת‎ 2Sam 3:35 cause to eat bread.

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