1011. Beth Biri
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Beth Biri: Beth Biri

Original Word: בֵּית בִּרְאִי
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Beyth Bir`iy
Pronunciation: bayth bee-ree'
Phonetic Spelling: (bayth bir-ee')
Definition: Beth Biri
Meaning: Beth-Biri

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Beth-birei

From bayith and bara'; house of a creative one; Beth-Biri, a place in Palestine -- Beth-birei.

see HEBREW bayith

see HEBREW bara'

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from bayith and bara
Definition
"house of a creative one," a place in Pal.
NASB Translation
Beth-biri (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
בֵּית בִּרְאִי proper name, of a location see בית לבאות below

II. עַזְמָ֫וֶת proper name, of a location see ׳בֵּיתעֿ above

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from two Hebrew words: בֵּית (beth), meaning "house," and בִּרְאִי (biri), which is likely a personal name or a descriptive term.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Beth-Biri, as it is a specific Hebrew proper noun without a direct Greek equivalent in the New Testament.

Usage: Beth-Biri is used as a proper noun referring to a specific location in the biblical text.

Context: Beth-Biri is mentioned in the genealogical records of the tribe of Simeon. It is one of the towns listed in 1 Chronicles 4:31, which details the settlements of the Simeonites. The name suggests a place of habitation or a settlement associated with a person named Biri or a notable well. The town is part of the inheritance of the tribe of Simeon, which was located within the territory of Judah. The historical and geographical context of Beth-Biri indicates its significance as part of the tribal allotments during the period of the united monarchy in Israel. The exact location of Beth-Biri is not definitively known today, but it is understood to have been situated in the southern part of ancient Israel, consistent with the other towns of Simeon.

Forms and Transliterations
בִּרְאִ֖י בראי bir’î bir·’î birI
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Chronicles 4:31
HEB: סוּסִ֔ים וּבְבֵ֥ית בִּרְאִ֖י וּֽבְשַׁעֲרָ֑יִם אֵ֥לֶּה
NAS: Hazar-susim, Beth-biri and Shaaraim.
KJV: and Hazarsusim, and at Bethbirei, and at Shaaraim.
INT: Beth-marcaboth Hazar-susim Beth-biri and Shaaraim These

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 1011
1 Occurrence


bir·’î — 1 Occ.















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