Strong H1253בֹּר

lye

Transliteration
bôr
Pronunciation
bore
Morphology
Hebrew Noun (Masculine)

Definition

The same as H1252; vegetable lye (from its cleansing); used as a soap for {washing} or a flux for metals: - X never {so} purely.

Detailed definition

lye, potash, alkali used in smelting metal

In the Bible

Strong H1253 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • never1
  • thee1

First verses

  1. Job 9:30
    If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;
  2. Isaiah 1:25
    And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin:
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