ברא
Aramaic
Alternative forms
- 𐡁𐡓𐡀 (brʾ)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brɑː/
Noun
בְּרָא • (b'rā) m (plural בְּנַיָּא, singular feminine counterpart בַּרְתָּא)
- son, child
Declension
declension of ברא
singular | plural | |
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absolute | בַּר | בְּנִין |
construct | בַּר | בְּנֵי |
emphatic | בְּרָא | בְּנַיָּא |
Verb
בְּרָא • (b'rā)
- to create
Hebrew
Etymology 1
Root |
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ב־ר־א (b-r-ʾ) |
From the root ב־ר־א (b-r-'). Cognate with Arabic بَرَأَ (baraʾa).
Verb
בָּרָא • (bará) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִבְרָא)
- To create (when act of a deity).
- Genesis 1:27, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- וַיִּבְרָא אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָאָדָם בְּצַלְמוֹ בְּצֶלֶם אֱלֹהִים בָּרָא אֹתוֹ זָכָר וּנְקֵבָה בָּרָא אֹתָם׃
- Va-yivrá Elohím et ha-adám b-tsalmó, b-tsélem Elohím bará otóm, zakhár u-n'qevá bará otám.
- And God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He him; male and female created He them.
- a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Berachot 6:1:
- עַל פֵּרוֹת הָאִילָן אוֹמֵר, בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הָעֵץ, חוּץ מִן הַיַּיִן, שֶׁעַל הַיַּיִן אוֹמֵר בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הַגָּפֶן. וְעַל פֵּרוֹת הָאָרֶץ אוֹמֵר בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הָאֲדָמָה
- 'Al perót ha-ilán omér, boréi p'ri ha-'etz, ḥutz min ha-yáyin, she-'al ha-yáyin omér boréi p'ri ha-gáfen. V-'al perót ha-áretz omer, boréi p'ri ha-adamá.
- On tree fruits say, "He creates the fruit of the tree," except for on wine, for on wine say, "He creates the fruit of the vine." And on ground fruits say, "He creates the fruit of the earth."
- Genesis 1:27, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
Conjugation
Conjugation of בָּרָא (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
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m. | f. | m. | f. | ||
past | first | בָּרָאתִי | בָּרָאנוּ | ||
second | בָּרָאתָ | בָּרָאת | בְּרָאתֶם1 | בְּרָאתֶן1 | |
third | בָּרָא | בָּרְאָה | בָּרְאוּ | ||
present | בּוֹרֵא | בּוֹרֵאת | בּוֹרְאִים | בּוֹרְאוֹת | |
future | first | אֶבְרָא | נִבְרָא | ||
second | תִּבְרָא | תִּבְרְאִי | תִּבְרְאוּ | תִּבְרֶאנָה2 | |
third | יִבְרָא | תִּבְרָא | יִבְרְאוּ | תִּבְרֶאנָה2 | |
imperative | בְּרָא | בִּרְאִי | בִּרְאוּ | בְּרֶאנָה2 | |
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References
- H1254 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
Etymology 2
Root |
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ב־ר־א (b-r-ʾ) |
From the root ב־ר־א (b-r-').
Verb
בֵּרֵא • (beré) (pi'el construction)
- (Biblical Hebrew) To clear, to clear-cut, to cut down.
Anagrams
- אבר, ארב, באר