Strong H881H881Gבְּאֵרוֹת
Beeroth
One of the 2 senses of Strong H881
- Transliteration
- be'êrôth
- Pronunciation
- be-ay-rohth'
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
Beeroth (or Beer) was a Hivite city that later became part of the territory allotted to the tribe of Benjamin. (Joshua 9:17, 18:25; 2 Samuel 4:2-3, 5, 9; 23:37; Nehemiah 7:29; Ezra 2:25; 1 Chronicles 11:39; Judges 9:21)
Meaning of the name
Beeroth = "wells"
General definition
Feminine plural of H875; wells;
{Beeroth} a place in Palestine: - Beeroth.
{Beeroth} a place in Palestine: - Beeroth.
In the biblical story
Beeroth
Hivite city, later allotted to Benjamin.
Beeroth (or Beer) was a Hivite city that later became part of the territory allotted to the tribe of Benjamin. (Joshua 9:17, 18:25; 2 Samuel 4:2-3, 5, 9; 23:37; Nehemiah 7:29; Ezra 2:25; 1 Chronicles 11:39; Judges 9:21)
In the Bible
Strong H881G appears in 5 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- beeroth5
First verses
- Joshua 9:17And 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.
- Joshua 18:25Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,
- 2 Samuel 4:2And 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:
- Ezra 2:25The children of Kirjath–arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.
- Nehemiah 7:29The men of Kirjath–jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three.