bar

This word has various meanings in the Bible.

1. used to denote the means by which a door is bolted (Neh. 3:3)

   A bar for a door was of iron (Isaiah 45:2), brass (Psalm 107:16), or wood (Nahum 3:13).

2. a rock in the sea (Jonah 2:6)

3. the shore of the sea (Job 38:10)

4. strong fortifications and powerful impediments, etc. (Isaiah 45:2; Amos 1:5)

5. defenses of a city (1 Kings 4:13)

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• Bar-Jonah