- Original: בּר - Transliteration: Bor - Phonetic: bore - Definition: 1. lye, potash, alkali used in smelting metal - Origin: the same as H1252 - TWOT entry: 288c - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: the same as H1252 ; vegetable lye (from its cleansing); used as a soap for washing or a flux for metals: - X never so purely. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • never, 1 Job 9:30