lye, potash, soap, alkali (used in washing)
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H1287 — בֹּרִית
bo.rit · lye · Hebrew/Aramaic
2 tagged verse occurrences
Jeremiah 2:22 · בֹּרִ֑יתFor though thou wash thee with lye, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord Jehovah.Malachi 3:2 · וּכְבֹרִ֖יתBut who can 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: