# Be-Elif-Ra — بار (bAr)

> Occurs in 1 verses of the Quran.

- **Source:** https://quran.so/root/bAr

- **Meaning:** Sunk/dug, hollow/hole, hid/concealed, stored for time of need, well.
- **Derived forms:** بِئْر (1)

## Verses containing this root

### 22. Surah Al-Hajj, Verse 45

- **Form in this verse:** وَبِئْرٍۢ — wabi'rin · "and well"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · genitive case · indefinite

فَكَاَيِّنْ مِنْ قَرْيَةٍ اَهْلَكْنَاهَا وَهِيَ ظَالِمَةٌ فَهِيَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلٰى عُرُوشِهَا وَبِئْرٍ مُعَطَّـلَةٍ وَقَصْرٍ مَش۪يدٍ

Fakaayyin min qaryatin ahlaknahawahiya thalimatun fahiya khawiyatunAAala AAurooshiha wabi/rin muAAattalatinwaqasrin masheed

And how many a city did We destroy when it was doing wrong and is desolate! — and a deserted well[...]! and a lofty castle[...]!

_https://quran.so/surah-al-hajj/verse-45.md_

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