Used to denote the means by which a door is bolted (Nehemiah 3:3); a rock in the sea (Jonah 2:6); the shore of the sea (Job 38:10); strong fortifications and powerful impediments, etc. (Isaiah 45:2; Amos 1:5); defences of a city (1 Kings 4:13). A bar for a door was of iron (Isaiah 45:2), brass (Psalm 107:16), or wood (Nahum 3:13). 1. (n.) A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a lever and for various other purposes, but especially for a hindrance, obstruction, or fastening; as, the bars of a fence or gate; the bar of a door.

2. (n.) An indefinite quantity of some substance, so shaped as to be long in proportion to its breadth and thickness; as, a bar of gold or of lead; a bar of soap.

3. (n.) Anything which obstructs, hinders, or prevents; an obstruction; a barrier.

4. (n.) A bank of sand, gravel, or other matter, esp. at the mouth of a river or harbor, obstructing navigation.

5. (n.) Any railing that divides a room, or office, or hall of assembly, in order to reserve a space for those having special privileges; as, the bar of the House of Commons.

6. (n.) The railing that encloses the place which counsel occupy in courts of justice. Hence, the phrase at the bar of the court signifies in open court.

7. (n.) The place in court where prisoners are stationed for arraignment, trial, or sentence.

8. (n.) The whole body of lawyers licensed in a court or district; the legal profession.

9. (n.) A special plea constituting a sufficient answer to plaintiff's action.

10. (n.) Any tribunal; as, the bar of public opinion; the bar of God.

11. (n.) A barrier or counter, over which liquors and food are passed to customers; hence, the portion of the room behind the counter where liquors for sale are kept.

12. (n.) An ordinary, like a fess but narrower, occupying only one fifth part of the field.

13. (n.) A broad shaft, or band, or stripe; as, a bar of light; a bar of color.

14. (n.) A vertical line across the staff. Bars divide the staff into spaces which represent measures, and are themselves called measures.

15. (n.) The space between the tusks and grinders in the upper jaw of a horse, in which the bit is placed.

16. (n.) The part of the crust of a horse's hoof which is bent inwards towards the frog at the heel on each side, and extends into the center of the sole.

17. (n.) A drilling or tamping rod.

18. (n.) A vein or dike crossing a lode.

19. (n.) A gatehouse of a castle or fortified town.

20. (n.) A slender strip of wood which divides and supports the glass of a window; a sash bar.

21. (n.) To fasten with a bar; as, to bar a door or gate.

22. (n.) To restrict or confine, as if by a bar; to hinder; to obstruct; to prevent; to prohibit; as, to bar the entrance of evil; distance bars our intercourse; the statute bars my right; the right is barred by time; a release bars the plaintiff's recovery; -- sometimes with up.

23. (n.) To except; to exclude by exception.

24. (n.) To cross with one or more stripes or lines.

BAR (1)

bar (prefix): Aramaic for the Hebrew ben, "son." Compare Aramaic sections of Ezra and Daniel. In the Old Testament the word is found three times in Proverbs 31:2 and once in Syriac Psalm 2:12 (Hier. translates "pure"). In the New Testament "Bar" is frequently employed as prefix to names of persons. Compare Barabbas; Bar-Jesus; Bar-Jonah; Barnabas; Barsabbas; Bartholomew; Bartimeus.

See BEN.

BAR (2)

bar (substantive):

(1) beriach = "a bolt" (Exodus 26:26-29; Exodus 35:11; Exodus 36:31-34; 39:33:00; 40:18 Numbers 3:36; Numbers 4:31 Deuteronomy 3:5; Judges 16:3 1 Samuel 23:7 1 Kings 4:13 2 Chronicles 8:5; 2 Chronicles 14:7 Nehemiah 3:3, 6, 13-15 Job 38:10 "bars and doors" for the sea (the bank or shore of the sea); Psalm 107:16; Psalm 147:13 "the bars of thy gates": the walls of the city were now rebuilt and its gates only closed and barred by night (see Nehemiah 7:3); Proverbs 18:19, "bars of a castle"; Isaiah 45:2 Jeremiah 49:31; Jeremiah 51:30 Lamentations 2:9 Ezekiel 38:11): meaning "a rock in the sea" (Jonah 2:6).

(2) moT = "a staff," "stick," "pole" (Numbers 4:10, 12 margin); "strong fortification and great impediment" (Isaiah 45:2 Amos 1:5, "the bolt of Damascus": no need here to render prince, as some do (G. A. Smith in the place cited.)).

(3) badh = "staff," "part of body," "strength" (Job 17:16, "bars of Sheol": the gates of the world of the dead; compare Isaiah 38:10; some read, "Will the bars of Sheol fall?").

(4) meTil = "something hammered out, a (forged) bar" (Job 40:18).

See DOOR; GATE; HOUSE.

Frank E. Hirsch

919. Bariesous -- "son of Joshua," Bar-Jesus, a false prophet
... 918, 919. Bariesous. 920 . "son of Joshua," Bar-Jesus, a false prophet. Part
of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: Bariesous Phonetic Spelling: (bar- ...
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920. Barionas -- "son of Jonah," Bar-Jonah, a surname of Peter
... 919, 920. Barionas. 921 . "son of Jonah," Bar-Jonah, a surname of Peter. Part
of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable Transliteration: Barionas Phonetic Spelling ...
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923. Barsabbas -- "son of Sabba," Barsabbas, the surname of two ...
... "son of Sabba," Barsabbas, the surname of two Israelites Christian. Part of Speech:
Noun, Masculine Transliteration: Barsabbas Phonetic Spelling: (bar-sab-as ...
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918. Bartholomaios -- "son of Tolmai," Bartholomew, one of the ...
... "son of Tolmai," Bartholomew, one of the twelve apostles. Part of Speech: Noun,
Masculine Transliteration: Bartholomaios Phonetic Spelling: (bar-thol-om-ah'-yos ...
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924. Bartimaios -- "son of Timaeus," Bartimaeus, a beggar
... "son of Timaeus," Bartimaeus, a beggar. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration:
Bartimaios Phonetic Spelling: (bar-tim-ah'-yos) Short ... see HEBREW bar. ...
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912. Barabbas -- "son of Abba," Barabbas, the Isr. robber released ...
... robber released instead of Christ. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration:
Barabbas Phonetic Spelling: (bar-ab-bas') Short Definition: Barabbas ...
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915. barbaros -- barbarous, barbarian
... barbarous, barbarian. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: barbaros Phonetic
Spelling: (bar'-bar-os) Short Definition: a foreigner who speaks neither ...
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921. Barnabas -- Barnabas, an Israelite companion of Paul
... Barnabas, an Israelite companion of Paul. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: Barnabas Phonetic Spelling: (bar-nab'-as) Short Definition: Barnabas ...
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83. adelotes -- uncertainty
... 83 ("unrecognized"), used only in 1 Tim 6:17. Here it shows riches will be in heaven --
ie lacking any real value at the judgment-bar of God. See 82 (). ...
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916. bareo -- to weigh down
... to weigh down. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: bareo Phonetic Spelling:
(bar-eh'-o) Short Definition: I weight, load, burden Definition: I weight, load ...
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1250. bar -- grain, corn
... 1249, 1250. bar. 1251 . grain, corn. Transliteration: bar Phonetic Spelling:
(bawr) Short Definition: grain. Word Origin from barar ...
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1251. bar -- (an open) field
... 1250, 1251. bar. 1252 . (an open) field. Transliteration: bar Phonetic
Spelling: (bar) Short Definition: field. Word Origin (Aramaic ...
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1248. bar -- son
... 1247, 1248. bar. 1249 . son. Transliteration: bar Phonetic Spelling: (bar)
Short Definition: son. Word Origin from bar Definition son NASB Word Usage son ( ...
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1249. bar -- pure, clean
... 1248, 1249. bar. 1250 . pure, clean. Transliteration: bar Phonetic Spelling:
(bar) Short Definition: pure. ... 1248, 1249. bar. 1250 . Strong's Numbers.
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1247. bar -- son
... 1246, 1247. bar. 1248 . son. Transliteration: bar Phonetic Spelling: (bar)
Short Definition: son. ... see HEBREW ben. 1246, 1247. bar. 1248 . Strong's Numbers
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1280. beriach -- a bar
... beriach. 1281 . a bar. Transliteration: beriach Phonetic Spelling: (ber-ee'-akh)
Short Definition: bars. ... bar, fugitive. From barach; a bolt -- bar, fugitive. ...
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4132. mot -- a shaking, pole, bar (of a yoke)
... 4131, 4132. mot. 4133 . a shaking, pole, bar (of a yoke). Transliteration:
mot Phonetic Spelling: (mote) Short Definition: bars. ... bar, be moved, staff, yoke. ...
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5274. na'al -- to bar, bolt, lock
... 5273b, 5274. na'al. 5274a . to bar, bolt, lock. Transliteration: na'al Phonetic
Spelling: (naw-al') Short Definition: bolt. bolt, enclose, lock, shoe, shut ...
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5274a. naal -- to bar, bolt, lock
... naal. 5274b . to bar, bolt, lock. Transliteration: naal Short Definition: locked. ...
root Definition to bar, bolt, lock NASB Word Usage lock (1), locked (5). ...
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7518. rats -- perhaps piece, bar
... 7517, 7518. rats. 7519 . perhaps piece, bar. Transliteration: rats Phonetic
Spelling: (rats) Short Definition: pieces. Word Origin ...
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Differences in Judgment About Water Baptism, no Bar to Communion ...
... DIFFERENCES IN JUDGMENT ABOUT WATER BAPTISM, NO BAR TO COMMUNION: OR, TO
COMMUNICATE WITH SAINTS, AS SAINTS, PROVED LAWFUL. IN ANSWER ...
/.../the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/differences in judgment about water.htm

And Why Should we Add Many Words Concerning those who are Sisted ...
... Piece XXXIX. And why should we add many words concerning those who are
sisted before the bar?? And why should we add many words ...
/.../the extant works and fragments of hippolytus/piece xxxix and why should.htm

The King of Heaven at the Bar of Pilate.
... THE NEW TESTAMENT. CHAPTER XLII. THE KING OF HEAVEN AT THE BAR OF PILATE.
Pilate, the Roman Governor, who had come up from Caesarea ...
/.../lathbury/childs story of the bible/chapter xlii the king of.htm

The Last Siege of the Jews under Adrian.
... He took the name Bar-Cochba, "Son of a star," and was enthusiastically supported
by Rabbi Akiba and other leading men among the Jews, who believed him to be ...
/.../pamphilius/church history/chapter vi the last siege of.htm

I am Told that He Also Carps at Me for the Translation I have ...
... In the Latin it stands: "Learn discipline," in the Hebrew it is written Nescu Bar;
and I have given it in my commentary, Adore the Son; and then, when I ...
/.../19 i am told that.htm

Caesarea. Strato's Tower.
... R. Josi Bar Chaninah saith, What is that that is written, 'And Ekron shall be as
a Jebusite?' (Zechariah 9:7). These are the theatres and judgment-seats which ...
/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 57 caesarea stratos tower.htm

A Description of the Standard of the Cross, which the Romans Now ...
... Now it was made in the following manner. A long spear, overlaid with gold, formed
the figure of the cross by means of a transverse bar laid over it. ...
/.../pamphilius/the life of constantine/chapter xxxi a description of the.htm

Christ Our Advocate
... He is employed to plead the cause of sinners, not at the bar of justice; not to
defend them against the charge of sin, because the question of their guilt is ...
/.../finney/sermons on gospel themes/xvii christ our advocate.htm

The Sinner Stripped of his Vain Pleas.
... 1. MY last discourse left the sinner in very alarming and very pitiable circumstances;
a criminal convicted at the bar of God, disarmed of all pretences to ...
/.../the rise and progress of religion in the soul/chapter v the sinner stripped.htm

The Three Fishers
... stood watching them out of the town; For men must work, and women must weep, And
there's little to earn, and many to keep, Though the harbour bar be moaning. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/andromeda and other poems/the three fishers.htm

Bar (27 Occurrences)
... (Isaiah 45:2; Amos 1:5); defences of a city (1 Kings 4:13). A bar for a door was
of iron (Isaiah 45:2), brass (Psalm 107:16), or wood (Nahum 3:13). ...
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Bar-jona (1 Occurrence)
Bar-jona. Barjona, Bar-jona. Barjonah . Easton's Bible Dictionary ... (see
PETER.). Multi-Version Concordance Bar-jona (1 Occurrence). ...
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Bar-nabas (1 Occurrence)
Bar-nabas. Barnabas, Bar-nabas. Barnabas-judas . Multi-Version
Concordance Bar-nabas (1 Occurrence). Acts 4:36 In this ...
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Bar-jonah (1 Occurrence)
Bar-jonah. Barjonah, Bar-jonah. Bark . Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia
BAR-JONAH. bar-jo'-na (Bar-ionas): Simon Peter's patronymic (Matthew 16:17). ...
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Bar-jesus (1 Occurrence)
Bar-jesus. Barjesus, Bar-jesus. Barjona . Easton's Bible Dictionary Son of
Joshua ... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. BAR-JESUS. bar-je'-zus ...
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Bar-sabbas (2 Occurrences)
Bar-sabbas. Barsabbas, Bar-sabbas. Barsab'bas . Multi-Version
Concordance Bar-sabbas (2 Occurrences). Acts 1:23 So two ...
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Bar'achel (2 Occurrences)
Bar'achel. Barachel, Bar'achel. Barachiah . Multi-Version Concordance
Bar'achel (2 Occurrences). Job 32:2 Then was kindled ...
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Beth-bar'ah (1 Occurrence)
Beth-bar'ah. Beth-barah, Beth-bar'ah. Bethbasi . Multi-Version
Concordance Beth-bar'ah (1 Occurrence). Judges 7:24 And ...
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Ka'desh-bar'nea (9 Occurrences)
Ka'desh-bar'nea. Kadesh-barnea, Ka'desh-bar'nea. Kadmiel .
Multi-Version Concordance Ka'desh-bar'nea (9 Occurrences). ...
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Barsabbas (2 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia BARSABAS; BARSABBAS. bar'-sa-bas,
bar-sab'-as. See JOSEPH BARSABBAS; JUDAS BARSABBAS. JOSEPH BARSABBAS. ...
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