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A beam used to lock the gates of cities (Heb. bĕrîaḥ; e.g., Deut. 3:5; Judg. 16:3; Neh. 3:3, 13-15; Ps. 147:13), the doors of houses (2 Sam. 13:17), and prisons (Ps. 107:16 par. “doors”); according to Josephus (BJ 4.4.6 [298]) the doors of the temple were locked in the same manner. Such bars, usually wooden beams though sometimes made from iron (Isa. 45:2) or bronze (1 Kgs. 4:13), were inserted into holes in the doorposts on the inner side of the door or gate and were held in place by means of pegs. Another type of bar could be drawn into a locked position from the outside by hand or with a strap; opening such locked doors required a key (Judg. 3:25).

A city with gates and bars was considered safe. Obversely, a city that lost its bars was viewed as fallen (e.g., Amos 1:5). Metaphorically bars refer to the domain of the underworld (Heb. bāḏ, Job 17:16) or of the sea (38:10). At Lev. 26:13 “the bars of your yoke” (môṭâ) symbolize oppression.

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BAR

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)