ba.ra denotes bringing things, creatures, people, and new conditions into existence in the verses where its action is clear.

The clearly contextualized occurrences describe bringing into existence: the heavens and earth, living creatures and humankind, and later new or appointed realities. The same usage appears in active forms naming the maker and in passive forms for things described as having been created; the Piel occurrences in Joshua and Ezekiel do not allow a more specific contribution to be isolated from the supplied translation.

1. Bringing beings or realities into existence · dominant

   In Genesis 1:1 the Qal perfect stands in the clause about God and the heavens and earth; Genesis 1:21 and Genesis 1:27 extend the action to living creatures and humankind. The APB renders these clauses with “created.” Isaiah 65:17 and Numbers 16:30 show the action applied to new heavens and earth and to “something new,” while passive Niphal forms describe things as created in Genesis 2:4 and Psalm 104:30.

   Genesis 1:1Genesis 1:21Genesis 1:27Genesis 2:4Numbers 16:30Isaiah 65:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: Where the clause is readily identifiable, the APB commonly uses “created” or “creating,” including Genesis 1:1, Isaiah 65:17, and Psalm 104:30. It is a whole-verse translation, so some occurrences, especially the supplied Piel forms, cannot be assigned a specific English equivalent with confidence.