בִּרְיָה
birya · food
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H1279 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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birya (בִּרְיָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “food”.
Prepared food, especially for someone who is sick.
How to say it
bir·ya
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- What is prepared for a sick person to eat.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 2 Samuel 13:5
Jonadab said to him, “Lie down on your bed and pretend to be ill. When your father comes to see you, say to him, ‘Please let Tamar my sister come and give me food to eat, and let her prepare the meal before my eyes, so that I may see it and eat from her hand.’”
- 2 Samuel 13:7
David sent to Tamar at home, saying, “Please go to the house of Amnon your brother and prepare the meal for him.”
- 2 Samuel 13:10
Amnon said to Tamar, “Bring the meal into the room, and I will eat from your hand.” Tamar took the cakes that she had made and brought them to Amnon her brother in the room.