Strong's Hebrew · H1198
H1198 baʻar
בַּעַר
bah'-ar
stupid
Looking for Greek G1198 désmios? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H1198. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
baʻar appears 5 times in Scripture, in Psalms and Proverbs. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
properly, foot (as consumed); i.e. (by exten.) of cattle brutishness; (concretely) stupid
In the King James Version
brutish (person), foolish.
Derivation
from H1197 (בָּעַר);
Appears 5 times in Scripture
“Surely I am the most ignorant of men, and I lack the understanding of a man.”
“Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.”
“For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.”
“I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before You.”
“A senseless man does not know, and a fool does not understand,”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
