purity

Hebrew translation: bar-levav

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English term or phrase:pure of heart
Hebrew translation:bar-levav
Entered by: John Kinory (X)

22:50 Feb 28, 2002
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English term or phrase: purity
Psalm 24:3-4 Who may ascend the hill of the Lord? Only those with clean hands and a pure heart.
So the pure or purity suggested here is what I'm interested in. I'm looking for the Hebrew symbol. If you can provide the old-version, like Biblical times Hebrew, if not, that's ok.
steve birss
bar-levav
Explanation:
This is the original Biblical phrase:

bar- = pure [of]
levav = heart

bar = bet-resh
בר

levav = lamed-bet-bet
לבב

together
בר-לבב


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Note added at 2002-02-28 23:30:57 (GMT)
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Pronunciation:
bar-leVAV

The whole phrase is
neKI-kaPAyim u-var-leVAV [bar changes to var, because of the u-]
neki = clean [of]
kapayim = [palms of] hands
u- = and

In more modern Hebrew, heart = lev, pure = tahor, pur of = t\'hor: you\'d say t\'hor-lev.

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Note added at 2002-02-28 23:32:15 (GMT)
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sorry: I meant
pure of = t\'hor
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bar-levav


Explanation:
This is the original Biblical phrase:

bar- = pure [of]
levav = heart

bar = bet-resh
בר

levav = lamed-bet-bet
לבב

together
בר-לבב


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Note added at 2002-02-28 23:30:57 (GMT)
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Pronunciation:
bar-leVAV

The whole phrase is
neKI-kaPAyim u-var-leVAV [bar changes to var, because of the u-]
neki = clean [of]
kapayim = [palms of] hands
u- = and

In more modern Hebrew, heart = lev, pure = tahor, pur of = t\'hor: you\'d say t\'hor-lev.

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Note added at 2002-02-28 23:32:15 (GMT)
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sorry: I meant
pure of = t\'hor

John Kinory (X)
Local time: 09:14
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