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בָּרִיא H1277
H1277 is the Hebrew word בָּרִיא, transliterated bârîyʼ and said baw-ree'. The King James Version most often renders it fat.
What it means
fatted or plump.
Where it comes from
from H1254 (בָּרָא) (in the sense of H1262 (בָּרָה)).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 11 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: fat ((fleshed), -ter), fed, firm, plenteous, rank.
Verses using בָּרִיא
All 11 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 41:2 · KJV
And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.
Genesis 41:4 · KJV
And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.
Genesis 41:5 · KJV
And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
Genesis 41:7 · KJV
And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.
Genesis 41:18 · KJV
And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow:
Genesis 41:20 · KJV
And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:
Judges 3:17 · KJV
And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man.
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.
Ezekiel 34:3 · KJV
Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock.
Daniel 1:15 · KJV
And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king’s meat.
Zechariah 11:16 · KJV
For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces.
Common questions
What does Strong's H1277 mean?
H1277 is the Hebrew word בָּרִיא (bârîyʼ), meaning fatted or plump.
How is H1277 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it fat (5 times), fatfleshed (2 times), rank (2 times), fed (1 time), fatter (1 time).
How many times does H1277 appear in the Bible?
בָּרִיא (bârîyʼ) is tagged in 11 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1277 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H1254 (בָּרָא) (in the sense of H1262 (בָּרָה)).
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