make bright, choice, chosen, cleanse be clean, clearly, polished, purify, purge out
A primitive root; to clarify (i.e. Brighten), examine, select -- make bright, choice, chosen, cleanse (be clean), clearly, polished, (shew self) pure(-ify), purge (out).
Englishman's Concordance
1) to purify, select, polish, choose, purge, cleanse or make bright, test or prove 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to purge, purge out, purify 1a2) to choose, select 1a3) to cleanse, make shining, polish 1a4) to test, prove 1b) (Niphal) to purify oneself 1c) (Piel) to purify 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to purify 1d2) to polish arrows 1e) (Hithpael) 1e1) to purify oneself 1e2) to show oneself pure, just, kind Part of Speech: verb A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root Same Word by TWOT Number: 288
Brown-Driver-Briggs
[בָּרַר] verbpurify, select (compare Assyrian barâru, be shining, in derivatives ZimBP 46. 73 BelserBAS ii. 154; Arabic pious, kind, true; he was pious, good, virtuous, honest) —
1purge out, purify:וּבָרוֺתִימִכֶּם הַמֹּרְדִיםand I will purge out from among you the rebelsEzekiel 20:38; שָׂפָה בְּרוּרָהa purified lipZephaniah 3:9; בָּרוּר מִלֵּל֑וּutter in a pure, sincere mannerJob 33:3.
2 Samuel 22:27 HEB: עִם־ נָבָ֖ר תִּתָּבָ֑ר וְעִם־ NAS:With the pure You show Yourself pure, KJV:With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; INT: With the pure show and with
2 Samuel 22:27 HEB:עִם־ נָבָ֖ר תִּתָּבָ֑ר וְעִם־ עִקֵּ֖שׁ NAS: With the pure You show Yourself pure, And with the perverted KJV: With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward INT: With the pure show and with the perverted
1 Chronicles 7:40 HEB:בֵית־ הָאָב֤וֹת בְּרוּרִים֙ גִּבּוֹרֵ֣י חֲיָלִ֔ים NAS: houses, choice and mighty men KJV: house, choice [and] mighty men INT: house of father's choice men of valour
1 Chronicles 9:22 HEB: כֻּלָּ֤ם הַבְּרוּרִים֙ לְשֹׁעֲרִ֣ים בַּסִּפִּ֔ים NAS: All these who were chosen to be gatekeepers KJV:All these [which were] chosen to be porters INT: these chosen to be porters the gates
1 Chronicles 16:41 HEB:וִֽידוּת֔וּן וּשְׁאָר֙ הַבְּרוּרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר נִקְּב֖וּ NAS: and the rest who were chosen, who KJV: and the rest that were chosen, who were expressed INT: and Jeduthun and the rest were chosen who were designated
Nehemiah 5:18 HEB:צֹ֠אן שֵׁשׁ־ בְּרֻר֤וֹת וְצִפֳּרִים֙ נַֽעֲשׂוּ־ NAS: ox [and] six choice sheep, also birds KJV: ox [and] six choice sheep; also fowls INT: sheep six choice birds were prepared
Psalm 18:26 HEB: עִם־ נָבָ֥ר תִּתְבָּרָ֑ר וְעִם־ NAS:With the pure You show Yourself pure, KJV:With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; INT: With the pure show and with
Psalm 18:26 HEB:עִם־ נָבָ֥ר תִּתְבָּרָ֑ר וְעִם־ עִ֝קֵּ֗שׁ NAS: With the pure You show Yourself pure, And with the crooked KJV: With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward INT: With the pure show and with the crooked
Ecclesiastes 3:18 HEB:בְּנֵ֣י הָאָדָ֔ם לְבָרָ֖ם הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וְלִרְא֕וֹת NAS: God has surely tested them in order for them to see KJV: that God might manifest them, and that they might see INT: the sons of men tested God to see
Isaiah 49:2 HEB:וַיְשִׂימֵ֙נִי֙ לְחֵ֣ץ בָּר֔וּר בְּאַשְׁפָּת֖וֹ הִסְתִּירָֽנִי׃ NAS: Me; And He has also made Me a select arrow, KJV: me, and made me a polished shaft; INT: made arrow A select his quiver has hidden
Isaiah 52:11 HEB:צְא֣וּ מִתּוֹכָ֔הּ הִבָּ֕רוּ נֹשְׂאֵ֖י כְּלֵ֥י NAS: out of the midst of her, purify yourselves, You who carry KJV: of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear INT: Go of the midst of her purify carry the vessels
Jeremiah 4:11 HEB:לִזְר֖וֹת וְל֥וֹא לְהָבַֽר׃ NAS: not to winnow and not to cleanse, KJV: not to fan, nor to cleanse, INT: to fan and not to cleanse
Jeremiah 51:11 HEB: הָבֵ֣רוּ הַחִצִּים֮ מִלְא֣וּ NAS:Sharpen the arrows, fill KJV:Make bright the arrows; gather INT:Sharpen the arrows fill
Ezekiel 20:38 HEB: וּבָרוֹתִ֣י מִכֶּ֗ם הַמֹּרְדִ֤ים NAS:and I will purge from you the rebels KJV:And I will purge out from among you the rebels, INT:will purge at the rebels
Daniel 11:35 HEB:לִצְר֥וֹף בָּהֶ֛ם וּלְבָרֵ֥ר וְלַלְבֵּ֖ן עַד־ NAS: in order to refine, purge and make them pure KJV: to try them, and to purge, and to make [them] white, INT: will fall to refine purge and make until
Daniel 12:10 HEB: יִ֠תְבָּֽרֲרוּ וְיִֽתְלַבְּנ֤וּ וְיִצָּֽרְפוּ֙ NAS: Many will be purged, purified KJV: Many shall be purified, and made white, INT:will be purged purified and refined
Zephaniah 3:9 HEB:עַמִּ֖ים שָׂפָ֣ה בְרוּרָ֑ה לִקְרֹ֤א כֻלָּם֙ NAS: to the peoples purified lips, KJV: to the people a pure language, INT: the peoples lips purified may call all
pious, kind, true; 
he was pious, good, virtuous, honest) —