بحر

5 تبحّر أبحر بحر تبحر : see 10. ― -b2- Also (assumed tropical:) He (a pastor) took a wide range in abundant pasturage. (TA.) ― -b3- تبحّر فِى المَالِ (tropical:) He enlarged himself, or he became, or made himself, ample, or abundant, in wealth, or camels, or the like; (K, * TA;) as also فيه↓استبحر. (TA.) ― -b4- تبحّر فِى العِلْمِ (tropical:) He went deep into science, or knowledge, and enlarged himself, or took a wide range, therein, (S, A, K,) wide as the sea; (TA;) and in like manner one says with respect to other things: (S:) and so فيه ↓استبحر. (A, TA.)