ba.ar denotes setting written instruction or a vision out clearly for explanation or reading.

The attested use consistently concerns making communicated material clear: Moses explains the law in Deuteronomy 1:5, instruction is to be written clearly on stones in Deuteronomy 27:8, and a vision is to be written plainly on tablets in Habakkuk 2:2.

1. Clarifying written instruction or a message · dominant

   In Deuteronomy 1:5, the Piel perfect occurs as Moses undertakes to explain the law. In Deuteronomy 27:8, the Piel infinitive absolute accompanies writing the instruction on stones, and the APB renders the clause “making it plain”; in Habakkuk 2:2, the Piel imperative directs that the vision be written on tablets, rendered “make it plain.”

   Deuteronomy 1:5Deuteronomy 27:8Habakkuk 2:2

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the action as “explain” in Deuteronomy 1:5 and “making it plain” or “make it plain” in Deuteronomy 27:8 and Habakkuk 2:2. These are translation renderings of the clauses rather than definitions.