Strong H8812 sensesבְּאֵרוֹת

Beeroth · Beeroth-(bene-jaakan)

Transliteration
be'êrôth
Pronunciation
be-ay-rohth'

Meaning of the name

Beeroth = "wells"

The 2 senses of Strong H881

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H881 appears in 5 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. BeerothH881GHivite city, later allotted to Benjamin.5 verses · 4 books
  2. Beeroth-(bene-jaakan)H881HIsraelite encampment during the wilderness wanderings.Not in the KJV

General definition

Feminine plural of H875; wells;
{Beeroth} a place in Palestine: - Beeroth.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • beeroth5

First verses

  1. Joshua 9:17
    And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjath–jearim.
  2. Joshua 18:25
    Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,
  3. 2 Samuel 4:2
    And Saul’s son had two men that were captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon a Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin: (for Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin:
  4. Ezra 2:25
    The children of Kirjath–arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.
  5. Nehemiah 7:29
    The men of Kirjath–jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three.