1139. Bene-beraq
Berean Strong's Lexicon
Bene-beraq: Bene-beraq

Original Word: בְּנֵי בְרַק
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Bene-beraq
Pronunciation: beh-nay beh-rahk
Phonetic Spelling: (ben-ay'-ber-ak')
Definition: Bene-beraq
Meaning: sons of lightning, Bene-berak

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew words בֵּן (ben, meaning "son") and בָּרָק (baraq, meaning "lightning").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Bene-beraq in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a specific Hebrew place name.

Usage: Bene-beraq is a place name in the Hebrew Bible, meaning "sons of lightning." It is mentioned as a city within the territory allotted to the tribe of Dan.

Cultural and Historical Background: Bene-beraq was one of the cities given to the tribe of Dan as part of their inheritance in the Promised Land. The name suggests a place associated with brightness or swiftness, possibly indicating a location known for its strategic or vibrant characteristics. The tribe of Dan was one of the twelve tribes of Israel, and their territory was located in the coastal region of Canaan, which was known for its fertile land and strategic trade routes.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from ben and baraq
Definition
"sons of lightning," a city in Dan
NASB Translation
Bene-berak (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
בְּנֵיבְֿרַק proper name, of a location city of Dan (in Assyrian Banai-bar‡a COT Joshua 19:45) Joshua 19:45; — modern Ibn Abra‡, or Ibra‡, approximately 1 4-Janhour south of east from Jaffa, ScholzBeise 256 Di, compare Map BdPal & Surveyii 251.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Bene-barak

From the plural construction of ben and baraq; sons of lightning, Bene-berak, a place in Palestine -- Bene-barak.

see HEBREW ben

see HEBREW baraq

Forms and Transliterations
בְרַ֖ק ברק ḇə·raq ḇəraq veRak
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Englishman's Concordance
Joshua 19:45
HEB: וִיהֻ֥ד וּבְנֵֽי־ בְרַ֖ק וְגַת־ רִמּֽוֹן׃
NAS: and Jehud and Bene-berak and Gath-rimmon,
KJV: And Jehud, and Beneberak, and Gathrimmon,
INT: and Jehud and Bene-berak and Gath-rimmon

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 1139
1 Occurrence


ḇə·raq — 1 Occ.
















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