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bo.rit H1287

בֹּרִית (bo.rit) means “lye” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

בֹּרִית Hebrew · H1287 2 tagged occurrences in 2 verses

Pronunciation guide: bo-reeth' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H1287

בֹּרִית · bo.rit · lye

lye, potash, soap, alkali (used in washing)

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

feminine of H1253 (בֹּר); vegetable alkali

KJV glosses: sope.

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How translators render H1287

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
of soap 1
soap 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
soap 2

Verses containing H1287

Page 1 of 1. 2 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Jeremiah 2:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Although you wash with lye and use an abundance of soap, the stain of your guilt is still before Me,” declares the Lord GOD.

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  2. Malachi 3:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.

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Sources and text

Data created by www.STEPBible.org based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). STEPBible data · License.

We convert source tables to JSON, expand grammar labels and count tagged words. Greek counts use the SBL edition in TAGNT. Hebrew counts use the main reading in TAHOT, including Qere readings and restored text. Source numbering follows NRSV; alternate references appear where supplied.

Berean Standard Bible translation tables, public domain, Berean Bible. CrossWire KJV 3.1 , public domain text with Bible Foundation and KJV2003 Project tags, licensed for any purpose. Dodson Greek Lexicon , CC0. Strong’s Hebrew dictionary , Open Scriptures transcription, CC BY-SA; converted Hebrew entries retain those terms. Greek pronunciation spellings come from Strong's Greek dictionary, XML edition 1.4 , public domain.

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