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בַּרְבֻּר H1257
H1257 is the Hebrew word בַּרְבֻּר, transliterated barbur and said bar-boor'. The King James Version most often renders it fowl.
What it means
a fowl (as fattened on grain).
Where it comes from
by reduplication from H1250 (בָּר).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 1 tagged occurrence, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: fowl.
Verses using בַּרְבֻּר
All 1 verse, quoted in full.
1 Kings 4:23 · KJV
Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl.
Common questions
What does Strong's H1257 mean?
H1257 is the Hebrew word בַּרְבֻּר (barbur), meaning a fowl (as fattened on grain).
How is H1257 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it fowl (1 time).
How many times does H1257 appear in the Bible?
בַּרְבֻּר (barbur) is tagged in 1 verse of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1257 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: by reduplication from H1250 (בָּר).
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