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Beer

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2275

חֶבְרוֹן

chev.ron — Hebron

Hebron = "association" a city in south Judah approx 20 south of Jerusalem and approx 20 miles (30 km) north of Beersheba and near where Abraham built an altar

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1954

הוֹשֵׁעַ

ho.she.a — Hoshea

A king of the Kingdom of Israel, living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.15.30; son of: Elah (H0425I) § Hosea or Hoshea or Oshea = "salvation" 1) family name of Joshua, the son of Nun 2) the 19th and last king of the northern kingdom of Israel 3) son of Beeri, and the first of the minor prophets; prophet to the northern kingdom of Israel in the reign of Jeroboam II 4) a son of Azaziah, a chief of Ephraim in the time of David 5) an Israelite chief who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6034

עֲנָה

a.nah — Anah

A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.2; daughter of: Zibeon (H6649); married to Beeri (H0882); mother of: Oholibamah (H0173) § Anah = "answer" 1) son of Zibeon and father of Aholibamah, a wife of Esau 2) a Horite chief 3) daughter of Zibeon

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H886

בְּאֵרֹתִי

be.e.ro.ti — Beerothite

Group of be.e.rot (בְּאֵרוֹת "Beeroth" H0881) § Beerothite = "wells" an inhabitant of Beeroth (in Benjamin)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1142

בְּנֵי יַעֲקָ֑ן

be.ne ya.a.qan — Bene-jaakan

§ Bene-jaakan = "sons of twisting" an Israelite place of encampment in the wilderness (same as be.e.rot be.ne-ya.a.qan (בְּאֵרֹת בְּנֵי־יַעֲקָן "Beeroth-bene-jaakan" H0885))

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1175

בְּעָלוֹת

be.a.lot — Bealoth

Baalath or Bealoth = "mistresses" a town in south Judah Another name of ba.a.lat be.er (בַּעֲלַת בְּאֵר "Baalath-beer" H1192)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6645

צִבְיָה

tsiv.y.yah — Zibiah

A woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.12.1; married to Ahaziah (H0274H); mother of: Joash (H3101I) § Zibiah = "roe" a native of Beersheba, wife of king Ahaziah and mother of king Joash both of Judah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6690

צוֹפַח

tso.phach — Zophah

A man of the tribe of Asher living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.7.35; son of: Hotham (H2369); brother of: Imna (H3234), Shelesh (H8028) and Amal (H6000); father of: Suah (H5477), Harnepher (H2774), Shual (H7777B), Beri (H1275), Imrah (H3236), Bezer (H1221H), Hod (H1936), Shamma (H8037H), Shilshah (H8030), Ithran (H3506H) and Beera (H0878) § Zophah = "a cruse" an Asherite, son of Helem and father of Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, and Imrah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H882

בְּאֵרִי

be.e.ri — Beeri

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.26.34; married to Anah (H6034); father of: Judith (H3067) § Beeri = "my well" 1) Esau's Hittite father-in-law 2) father of Hosea

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1192

בַּעֲלַת בְּאֵר

ba.a.lat be.er — Baalath-beer

§ Baalath-beer = "mistress of the well" a town in the south part of Judah, given to Simeon, which also bore the name of 'Ramath-negeb'

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1275

בֵּרִי

be.ri — Beri

A man of the tribe of Asher living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.36; son of: Zophah (H6690); brother of: Suah (H5477), Harnepher (H2774), Shual (H7777B), Imrah (H3236), Bezer (H1221H), Hod (H1936), Shamma (H8037H), Shilshah (H8030), Ithran (H3506H) and Beera (H0878) § Beri = "a well" son of Zophah, of the tribe of Asher

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1307

בֵּרֹתִי

be.ro.ti — Beeroth

Berothite = "my wells" an inhabitant of Berothah Another spelling of be.e.rot (בְּאֵרוֹת "Beeroth" H0881)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1936

הוֹד

hod — Hod

A man of the tribe of Asher living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.37; son of: Zophah (H6690); brother of: Suah (H5477), Harnepher (H2774), Shual (H7777B), Beri (H1275), Imrah (H3236), Bezer (H1221H), Shamma (H8037H), Shilshah (H8030), Ithran (H3506H) and Beera (H0878) § Hod = "splendour" one of the sons of Zophah, among the descendants of Asher

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2774

חַרְנֶ֫פֶר

char.ne.pher — Harnepher

A man of the tribe of Asher living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.36; son of: Zophah (H6690); brother of: Suah (H5477), Shual (H7777B), Beri (H1275), Imrah (H3236), Bezer (H1221H), Hod (H1936), Shamma (H8037H), Shilshah (H8030), Ithran (H3506H) and Beera (H0878) § Harnepher = "panting" a son of Zophah of the tribe of Asher

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3067

יְהוּדִית

ye.hu.dit — Judith

A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.26.34; daughter of: Beeri (H0882); married to Esau (H6215) § Judith = "Jewess" or "praised" the daughter of Beeri the Hittite and wife of Esau

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3236

יִמְרָה

yim.rah — Imrah

A man of the tribe of Asher living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.36; son of: Zophah (H6690); brother of: Suah (H5477), Harnepher (H2774), Shual (H7777B), Beri (H1275), Bezer (H1221H), Hod (H1936), Shamma (H8037H), Shilshah (H8030), Ithran (H3506H) and Beera (H0878) § Imrah = "bitterness" a descendant of Asher of the family of Zophah and a chief of the tribe

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3686

כְּסִיל

ke.sil — Chesil

§ Chesil = "foolish" a town in the extreme south of Judah and 15 miles southwest of Beersheba; maybe same as be.tul (בְּתוּל "Bethul" H1329)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5477

סוּחַ

su.ach — Suah

A man of the tribe of Asher living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.36; son of: Zophah (H6690); brother of: Harnepher (H2774), Shual (H7777B), Beri (H1275), Imrah (H3236), Bezer (H1221H), Hod (H1936), Shamma (H8037H), Shilshah (H8030), Ithran (H3506H) and Beera (H0878) § Suah = "sweeping" an Asherite, son of Zophah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5683

עֶבְרֹן

ev.ron — Ebron

Hebron = "alliance" a city of Judah located in the mountains 20 (32 km) miles south of Jerusalem and 20 (32 km) miles north of Beersheba Another name of av.don (עַבְדּוֹן "Abdon" H5658G)

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Historical dictionary entry

Well. (1.) A place where a well was dug by the direction of Moses, at the forty-fourth station of the Hebrews in their wanderings (Num. 21:16-18) in the wilderness of Moab. (See WELL.) (2.) A town in the tribe of Judah to which Jotham fled for fear of Abimelech (Judg. 9:21). Some have identified this place with Beeroth.

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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