Strong's H1254 · Hebrew
בָּרָא
bârâʼ · /baw-raw'/
Definition
(absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes)
KJV: choose, create (creator), cut down, dispatch, do, make (fat).
Root / derivation: a primitive root;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered בָּרָא across 46 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
46 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis8 verses
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Genesis 1:21And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:27So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
Genesis 2:3And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. created: Heb. created to make
Genesis 2:4These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,
Genesis 5:1This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;
Genesis 5:2Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
Genesis 6:7And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. both: Heb. from man unto beast
Joshua2 verses
And Joshua answered them, If thou be a great people, then get thee up to the wood country, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the giants, if mount Ephraim be too narrow for thee. giants: or, Rephaims
Joshua 17:18But the mountain shall be thine; for it is a wood, and thou shalt cut it down: and the outgoings of it shall be thine: for thou shalt drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots, and though they be strong.
Psalms6 verses
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. right: or, constant
Psalms 89:12The north and the south thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name.
Psalms 89:47Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?
Psalms 102:18This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD.
Psalms 104:30Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.
Psalms 148:5Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.
Ecclesiastes1 verse
Isaiah17 verses
And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence. upon all: or, above all defence: Heb. covering
Isaiah 40:26Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.
Isaiah 40:28Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
Isaiah 41:20That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of the LORD hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it.
Isaiah 42:5Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:
Isaiah 43:1But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.
Isaiah 43:7Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.
Isaiah 43:15I am the LORD, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King.
Isaiah 45:7I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.
Isaiah 45:8Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it.
Isaiah 45:12I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.
Isaiah 45:18For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else.
Isaiah 48:7They are created now, and not from the beginning; even before the day when thou heardest them not; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them.
Isaiah 54:16Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.
Isaiah 57:19I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him.
Isaiah 65:17For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. come: Heb. come upon the heart
Isaiah 65:18But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.
Ezekiel5 verses
Also, thou son of man, appoint thee two ways, that the sword of the king of Babylon may come: both twain shall come forth out of one land: and choose thou a place, choose it at the head of the way to the city.
Ezekiel 21:30Shall I cause it to return into his sheath? I will judge thee in the place where thou wast created, in the land of thy nativity. Shall: or, Cause it to return
Ezekiel 23:47And the company shall stone them with stones, and dispatch them with their swords; they shall slay their sons and their daughters, and burn up their houses with fire. dispatch: or, single them out
Ezekiel 28:13Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. sardius: or, ruby beryl: or, chrysolite emerald: or, chrysoprase
Ezekiel 28:15Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H1254 (bârâʼ) mean?
(absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes)
How many times does H1254 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H1254 (בָּרָא) appears in 46 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “created.”
How is bârâʼ translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H1254 is rendered as “created” (33×), “create” (8×), “creator” (3×), “choose” (2×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word בָּרָא come from?
a primitive root;