Strong's Hebrew · H1198

בַּעַר

baʻar · bah'-ar

brutish (person), foolish.

Definition

properly, foot (as consumed); i.e. (by exten.) of cattle brutishness; (concretely) stupid

Derivation

from H1197 (בָּעַר);

Appears 5 times in Scripture

Proverbs 30:2

Surely I am the most ignorant of men, and I lack the understanding of a man.

Proverbs 12:1

Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.

Psalms 49:10

For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.

Psalms 73:22

I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before You.

Psalms 92:6

A senseless man does not know, and a fool does not understand,

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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