881. Beeroth
Berean Strong's Lexicon
Beeroth: Beeroth

Original Word: בְּאֵרוֹת
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Beeroth
Pronunciation: beh-ay-roth'
Phonetic Spelling: (be-ay-rohth')
Definition: Beeroth
Meaning: Beeroth

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root בְּאֵר (be'er), meaning "well" or "spring."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Beeroth in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to a location in the Hebrew Bible.

Usage: Beeroth means "wells" or "springs." It is used in the Bible as the name of a city that was part of the Gibeonite confederation. The name reflects the presence of water sources, which were crucial for settlement and survival in the ancient Near East.

Cultural and Historical Background: Beeroth was one of the four cities of the Hivites who tricked Joshua into making a peace treaty with them (Joshua 9:17). It was located in the territory allotted to the tribe of Benjamin (Joshua 18:25). The city is historically significant as it highlights the interactions between the Israelites and the indigenous Canaanite populations during the conquest of Canaan. Beeroth's association with the Gibeonites, who became servants to the Israelites, underscores themes of covenant and deception.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
pl. of beer
Definition
"wells," a place in Pal.
NASB Translation
Beeroth (5).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
בְאֵרוֺת proper name, of a location (but only 2 Samuel 4:2 according to Masora, see BDEzra 2:23 elsewhere בְּאֵרֹת), city of the Gibeonites Joshua 9:17; assigned to Benjamin 2 Samuel 4:2; Joshua 18:25; compare also Ezra 2:25; Nehemiah 7:29; modern el-Bîreh RobBR i. 452 BdPal 214 Surveyiii. 88.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Beeroth

Feminine plural of 'er; wells; Beeroth, a place in Palestine -- Beeroth.

see HEBREW 'er

Forms and Transliterations
בְּאֵר֔וֹת בארות וּבְאֵר֔וֹת וּבְאֵר֖וֹת וּבְאֵרֽוֹת׃ ובארות ובארות׃ bə’êrōwṯ bə·’ê·rō·wṯ beeRot ū·ḇə·’ê·rō·wṯ ūḇə’êrōwṯ uveeRot
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Englishman's Concordance
Joshua 9:17
HEB: גִּבְע֣וֹן וְהַכְּפִירָ֔ה וּבְאֵר֖וֹת וְקִרְיַ֥ת יְעָרִֽים׃
NAS: and Chephirah and Beeroth and Kiriath-jearim.
KJV: and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjathjearim.
INT: Gibeon and Chephirah and Beeroth and Kiriath-jearim

Joshua 18:25
HEB: גִּבְע֥וֹן וְהָֽרָמָ֖ה וּבְאֵרֽוֹת׃
NAS: Gibeon and Ramah and Beeroth,
KJV: Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,
INT: Gibeon and Ramah and Beeroth

2 Samuel 4:2
HEB: כִּ֚י גַּם־ בְּאֵר֔וֹת תֵּחָשֵׁ֖ב עַל־
NAS: of Benjamin (for Beeroth is also
KJV: of Benjamin: (for Beeroth also was reckoned
INT: for is also Beeroth considered of

Ezra 2:25
HEB: עָרִים֙ כְּפִירָ֣ה וּבְאֵר֔וֹת שְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת
NAS: Chephirah and Beeroth, 743;
KJV: Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven
INT: of Kirjatharim Chephirah and Beeroth seven hundred

Nehemiah 7:29
HEB: יְעָרִים֙ כְּפִירָ֣ה וּבְאֵר֔וֹת שְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת
NAS: Chephirah and Beeroth, 743;
KJV: Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven
INT: Kirjathjearim Chephirah and Beeroth seven hundred

5 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 881
5 Occurrences


bə·’ê·rō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇə·’ê·rō·wṯ — 4 Occ.
















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