בער

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ber"

Aramaic

Verb

בער • (transliteration needed)

  1. (intransitive) burn

Hebrew

Root
ב־ע־ר (b-ʿ-r)
5 terms

Pronunciation

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Verb

בָּעַר • (ba'ár) (pa'al construction)

  1. (intransitive) to burn

Conjugation

Conjugation of בָּעַר (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לבעור / לִבְעֹר
action noun בְּעִירָה
passive participle
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first בָּעַרְתִּי בָּעַרְנוּ
second בָּעַרְתָּ בָּעַרְתְּ בְּעַרְתֶּם1 בְּעַרְתֶּן1
third בָּעַר בָּעֲרָה בָּעֲרוּ
present בּוֹעֵר בּוֹעֶרֶת בּוֹעֲרִים בּוֹעֲרוֹת
future first אֶבְעַר נִבְעַר
second תִּבְעַר תִּבְעֲרִי תִּבְעֲרוּ תִּבְעַרְנָה2
third יִבְעַר תִּבְעַר יִבְעֲרוּ תִּבְעַרְנָה2
imperative בְּעַר בַּעֲרִי בַּעֲרוּ בְּעַרְנָה2

1 Pronounced בָּעַרְתֶּם and בָּעַרְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Derived terms

References

Verb

ביער / בִּעֵר • (bi'ér) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of ביער

Noun

בַּעַר • (bá'arm [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. fool, stupid person
    • Tanach, Psalms 73:22, with translation of the Darby Bible:
      וַאֲנִי בַעַר וְלֹא אֵדָע
      vaaní váar v'lo edá
      Then I was brutish and knew nothing
    • Tanach, Proverbs 12:1, with translation of the English Standard Version:
      אֹהֵב מוּסָר אֹהֵב דָּעַת וְשׂוֹנֵא תוֹכַחַת בָּעַר
      ohév musár ohév dáat v'soné tocháchat báar
      Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.

Derived terms

Proper noun

בְּעֹר • (b'orm

  1. a male given name, Beor
    • Tanach, Numbers 24:3, with translation of the King James Version:
      וַיִּשָּׂא מְשָׁלוֹ וַיֹּאמַר נְאֻם בִּלְעָם בְּנוֹ בְעֹר וּנְאֻם הַגֶּבֶר שְׁתֻם הָעָיִן
      vayisá m'shaló vayomár n'um bil'ám b'no v'or un'úm hagéver sh'tum haáyin
      And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said

Anagrams

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German bër, from Old High German bëro. Compare German Bär.

Pronunciation

  • (Northeastern) IPA(key): [bɛʁ]
  • (Poylish) IPA(key): [bɛɪ̯ʁ]

Noun

בער • (berm, plural בערן (bern), diminutive בערל (berl) or בערעלע (berele)

  1. bear

Derived terms

Proper noun

בער • (berm

  1. a male given name, often together with Hebrew equivalent דוב (dov), i.e. דובֿ־בער (dov-ber)