H1287: בֹּרִית
bôrîyth · pronounced bo-reeth' · “lye”
Definition
vegetable alkali
KJV translates it as: sope.
Word origin: feminine of H1253 (בֹּר);
Extended definition
lye, potash, soap, alkali (used in washing)
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H1287 is translated
- soap ×1
- the soap of ×1
Bible verses with H1287 (bôrîyth)
Bôrîyth appears in 2 verses.
- Jeremiah 2:22
For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord God.
- Malachi 3:2
But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap: