Origin of Mankind: Biblical Data

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The second description of the creation of man uses the Hebrew word bara, which is most often translated "to create." It nearly always refers to acts done by God and usually refers to the creation of something brand new.

Definitions

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Hebrew Definitions:

bara (Strong's H1254)

1. to create, shape, form

   1. (Qal) to shape, fashion, create (always with God as subject)

      1. of heaven and earth

      2. of individual man

      3. of new conditions and circumstances

      4. of transformations

   2. (Niphal) to be created

      1. of heaven and earth

      2. of birth

      3. of something new

      4. of miracles

   3. (Piel)

      1. to cut down

      2. to cut out

2. to be fat

   1. (Hiphil) to make yourselves fat

Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 278