H1254Ancient Hebrew (Old Testament)

bârâʼ (Bara)

Pronunciation: /baw-raw'/

בָּרָא

Verb

Part of Speech

Verb

KJV Concordance

54 Total Occurrences

Derivation / Root

Primitive verbal root.

Thayer / Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon

Concise Definition

to create, shape, form ex nihilo

Exhaustive Strong\'s Commentary

A primitive root; properly to shape, fabric, create; specifically of divine generation from nothing.

Theological Outline of Biblical Usage

1Divine creation ex nihilo (out of nothing), exclusively ascribed to God in Scripture.
2To bring about a radically new historical or spiritual reality (Psalm 51:10 "Create in me a clean heart").

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