באר

See also: באַר and Appendix:Variations of "bar"

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ב־א־ר

From Proto-Semitic *biʾr-.

Noun

בְּאֵר (b'ér) f (plural indefinite בְּאֵרוֹת)

  1. well (hole sunk into the ground)
    • Genesis 24:20, with translation of the American Standard Version:
      וַתְּמַהֵר וַתְּעַר כַּדָּהּ אֶל־הַשֹּׁקֶת וַתָּרָץ עוֹד אֶל־הַבְּאֵר לִשְׁאֹב וַתִּשְׁאַב לְכָל־גְּמַלָּיו׃
      vat'mahér vat'ár kadáh 'el-hashoqet vatárotz 'ód 'el-hab'ér lish'óv vatish'áv l'khol-g'maláv.
      And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw, and drew for all his camels.

Verb

בֵּאֵר (be'ér) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of ביאר

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English bar.

Noun

בָּאר \ בָּר (bár) m (plural indefinite בָּארִים \ בָּרִים)

  1. bar, pub (place where alcohol is served)

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