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בָּר H1250
H1250 is the Hebrew word בָּר, transliterated bâr and said bawr. The King James Version most often renders it corn.
What it means
grain of any kind (even while standing in the field); by extension the open country.
Where it comes from
or בַּר; from H1305 (בָּרַר) (in the sense of winnowing).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 13 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: corn, wheat.
Verses using בָּר
All 13 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 41:35 · KJV
And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities.
Genesis 41:49 · KJV
And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.
Genesis 42:3 · KJV
And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.
Genesis 42:25 · KJV
Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man’s money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them.
Genesis 45:23 · KJV
And to his father he sent after this manner; ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she asses laden with corn and bread and meat for his father by the way.
Job 39:4 · KJV
Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not unto them.
Psalm 65:13 · KJV
The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.
Psalm 72:16 · KJV
There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
Proverbs 11:26 · KJV
He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
Jeremiah 23:28 · KJV
The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the LORD.
Joel 2:24 · KJV
And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the vats shall overflow with wine and oil.
Amos 5:11 · KJV
Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.
Amos 8:5 · KJV
Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?
Common questions
What does Strong's H1250 mean?
H1250 is the Hebrew word בָּר (bâr), meaning grain of any kind (even while standing in the field); by extension the open country.
How is H1250 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it corn (9 times), wheat (4 times).
How many times does H1250 appear in the Bible?
בָּר (bâr) is tagged in 13 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1250 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or בַּר; from H1305 (בָּרַר) (in the sense of winnowing).
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