באר

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

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ב־א־ר (b-ʾ-r)

From Proto-Semitic *biʔr-.

Noun

בְּאֵר • (be'ér) f (plural indefinite בְּאֵרוֹת)

  1. well (hole sunk into the ground)
    • Tanach, 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.
Derived terms
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Verb

בֵּאֵר • (be'ér) third-singular masculine past (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)

Anagrams

Yiddish

Noun

באר • (bar)

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of באַר (bar).
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