◄ 881. Beeroth ►
Lexicon Beeroth: Beeroth Original Word: בְּאֵרוֹת Part of Speech: Proper Name Location Transliteration: B'erowth Pronunciation: beh-ay-roth' Phonetic Spelling: (be-ay-rohth') Definition: Beeroth Meaning: Beeroth Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Beeroth Feminine plural of 'er; wells; Beeroth, a place in Palestine -- Beeroth. see HEBREW 'er 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. Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root בְּאֵר (be'er), meaning "well" or "spring." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Beeroth, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew Bible and does not appear in the Greek New Testament. Usage: Beeroth is used as a proper noun in the Hebrew Bible, referring to a specific location. It is one of the cities of the Gibeonites and is mentioned in the context of the tribal allotments of Benjamin. Context: Beeroth is a city mentioned in the Old Testament, specifically within the tribal territory of Benjamin. It is one of the four cities of the Hivites that made a treaty with Joshua by deception, as recorded in Joshua 9:17. The inhabitants of Beeroth, along with those of Gibeon, Chephirah, and Kiriath-jearim, tricked the Israelites into making a peace treaty with them by pretending to be from a distant land. Beeroth is also noted in the genealogical records and narratives of the Bible. In 2 Samuel 4:2, it is mentioned as the hometown of Baanah and Rechab, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, who were captains of bands for Ish-bosheth, the son of Saul. These men are infamous for assassinating Ish-bosheth, an act that ultimately led to their execution by David. The city is further referenced in Ezra 2:25 and Nehemiah 7:29, where the returnees from the Babylonian exile are listed, indicating that descendants of Beeroth's original inhabitants returned to the land. Beeroth's location is traditionally identified with modern-day el-Bireh, situated near Ramallah in the West Bank, although the exact identification remains a subject of scholarly debate. 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 Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts 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.