בִּרְיָה
ber.yah (H1277)
fat
AI Word Study
The Hebrew word בִּרְיָה (ber.yah) is translated as "fat". This term is part of the semantic domain of Body and Health, indicating that it relates to physical characteristics. Considering it appears 13 times in the Hebrew Bible, we can assume that this term holds significant importance within the narratives it is embedded in. The occurrence of this term across the text suggests that "fat" refers not just to a physical state, but also possibly to a quality of richness or abundance, as "fat" can be used to describe both states. This meaning would imply that בִּרְיָה carries connotations that go beyond a simple physical description. Given its repeated appearances in the text, the significance of בִּרְיָה likely lies in its application across different contexts. As "fat", it could represent a desirable state signifying wealth or prosperity; on the other hand, it might reflect excess or obesity. The specifics of its significance can only be fully understood by examining its occurrences within the Hebrew Bible.
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Behold, seven cattle came up out of the river. They were sleek and fat, and they fed in the marsh grass.
The ugly and thin cattle ate up the seven sleek and fat cattle. So Pharaoh awoke.
He slept and dreamed a second time; and behold, seven heads of grain came up on one stalk, healthy and good.
The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven healthy and full ears. Pharaoh awoke, and behold, it was a dream.
and behold, there came up out of the river seven cattle, fat and sleek. They fed in the marsh grass;
The thin and ugly cattle ate up the first seven fat cattle;
He offered the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man.
ten head of fat cattle, twenty head of cattle out of the pastures, and one hundred sheep, in addition to deer, and gazelles, and roebucks, and fattened fowl.
For there are no struggles in their death, but their strength is firm.
You eat the fat. You clothe yourself with the wool. You kill the fatlings, but you don’t feed the sheep.
At the end of ten days, their faces appeared fairer, and they were fatter in flesh, than all the youths who ate of the king’s dainties.
Therefore he sacrifices to his net, and burns incense to his dragnet, because by them his life is luxurious, and his food is good.
For, behold, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, who will not visit those who are cut off, neither will seek those who are scattered, nor heal that which is broken, nor feed that which is sound; but he will eat the meat of the fat sheep, and will tear their hoofs in pieces.