Strong H1287בֹּרִית
lye
- Transliteration
- bôrîyth
- Pronunciation
- bo-reeth'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Noun (Feminine)
Definition
Feminine of H1253; vegetable alkali: - sope.
Detailed definition
lye, potash, soap, alkali (used in washing)
In the Bible
Strong H1287 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- soap2
First verses
- Jeremiah 2:22For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord God.
- Malachi 3:2But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap: