ברא
Aramaic
editAlternative forms
edit- 𐡁𐡓𐡀 (brʾ)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editבְּרָא • (b'rā) m (plural בְּנַיָּא, singular feminine counterpart בַּרְתָּא)
Declension
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Verb
editבְּרָא • (b'rā)
- to create
Hebrew
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ב־ר־א (b-r-ʾ) |
Etymology 1
editCognate with Arabic بَرَأَ (baraʔa).
Pronunciation
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Verb
editבָּרָא • (bará) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִבְרָא)
- To create (when act of a deity).
- Tanach, Genesis 1:27, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- וַיִּבְרָא אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָאָדָם בְּצַלְמוֹ בְּצֶלֶם אֱלֹהִים בָּרָא אֹתוֹ זָכָר וּנְקֵבָה בָּרָא אֹתָם׃
- Va-yivrá Elohím et ha-adám b-tsalmó, b-tsélem Elohím bará otó, zakhár u-n'qevá bará otám.
- And God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He him; male and female created He them.
- a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Berachot 6:1:
- עַל פֵּרוֹת הָאִילָן אוֹמֵר, בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הָעֵץ, חוּץ מִן הַיַּיִן, שֶׁעַל הַיַּיִן אוֹמֵר בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הַגָּפֶן. וְעַל פֵּרוֹת הָאָרֶץ אוֹמֵר בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הָאֲדָמָה
- 'Al perót ha-ilán omér, boréi p'ri ha-'etz, ḥutz min ha-yáyin, she-'al ha-yáyin omér boréi p'ri ha-gáfen. V-'al perót ha-áretz omer, boréi p'ri ha-adamá.
- On tree fruits say, "He creates the fruit of the tree," except for on wine, for on wine say, "He creates the fruit of the vine." And on ground fruits say, "He creates the fruit of the earth."
Conjugation
editConjugation of בָּרָא (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
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m. | f. | m. | f. | ||
past | first | בָּרָאתִי | בָּרָאנוּ | ||
second | בָּרָאתָ | בָּרָאת | בְּרָאתֶם1 | בְּרָאתֶן1 | |
third | בָּרָא | בָּרְאָה | בָּרְאוּ | ||
present | בּוֹרֵא | בּוֹרֵאת | בּוֹרְאִים | בּוֹרְאוֹת | |
future | first | אֶבְרָא | נִבְרָא | ||
second | תִּבְרָא | תִּבְרְאִי | תִּבְרְאוּ | תִּבְרֶאנָה2 | |
third | יִבְרָא | תִּבְרָא | יִבְרְאוּ | תִּבְרֶאנָה2 | |
imperative | בְּרָא | בִּרְאִי | בִּרְאוּ | בְּרֶאנָה2 | |
notes |
References
editEtymology 2
editVerb
editבֵּרֵא • (beré) (pi'el construction)
- (Biblical Hebrew) To clear, to clear-cut, to cut down.
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