BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
How to read this: there is rarely one magic “true meaning” hidden behind an English word. A lexicon records a word’s semantic range. The intended meaning is narrowed by grammar, sentence, author, historical usage and context.
HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H882
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
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1954
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
15 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6034
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
10 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3067
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
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →Illustrious, or the well-man. (1.) The father of Judith, one of the wives of Esau (Gen. 26:34), the same as Adah (Gen. 36:2). (2.) The father of the prophet Hosea (1:1).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
