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# bear, bearer, carry
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## Facts:
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The term “bear” literally means “carry” something. There are also many figurative uses of this term.
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* When speaking of a woman who will bear a child, this means “give birth to” a child.
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* To “bear a burden” means to “experience difficult things.” These difficult things could include physical or emotional suffering.
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* A common expression in the Bible is “bear fruit,” which means “produce fruit” or “have fruit.”
* The expression “bear witness” means “testify” or “report what one has seen or experienced.”
* The statement that “a son will not bear the iniquity of his father” means that he “will not be held responsible for” or “will not be punished for” his father’ s sins.
* In general, this term could be translated as “carry” or “be responsible for” or “produce” or “have” or “endure,” depending on the context.
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(Translation suggestions: [Translate Names ](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names ))
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(See also: [burden ](../other/burden.md ), [Elisha ](../names/elisha.md ), [endure ](../other/endure.md ), [fruit ](../other/fruit.md ), [iniquity ](../kt/iniquity.md ), [report ](../other/report.md ), [sheep ](../other/sheep.md ), [strength ](../other/strength.md ), [testimony ](../kt/testimony.md ), [testimony ](../kt/testimony.md ))
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## Bible References:
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* [Lamentations 3:27 ](rc://en/tn/help/lam/03/27 )
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## Word Data:
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* Strong’ s: H2232, H3201, H3205, H5375, H5445, H5449, H6030, H6509, H6779, G142, G430, G941, G1080, G1627, G2592, G3140, G4160, G4722, G4828, G5041, G5088, G5342, G5409, G5576