בֹּרִית
borit · soap
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H1287 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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borit (בֹּרִית) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “soap”.
Lye, soap made from the ashes of plants.
How to say it
bo·rit
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
- A substance from plant ash for washing.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Jeremiah 2:22
Even if you wash yourself with soda and use much lye, your iniquity is stained before me, declares Adonai YHWH.
- Malachi 3:2
And who can endure the day of his coming? And who can stand when he appears? For he is like the fire of a refiner and like the lye of launderers.