Strong H1076בַּכְרִי

Becherite

Transliteration
bakrîy
Pronunciation
bak-ree'
Morphology
Proper Name of a Person in Gentilic sense

Definition

Patronymic from H1071; a Bakrite (collectively) or descendant of Beker: - Bachrites.

Meaning of the name

Bachrites = "a dromedary: first-born"

Detailed definition

Someone descended from Becher who was a man of the tribe of Ephraim living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.26.35;
son of: Ephraim (H669);
brother of: Shuthelah (H7803), Tahan (H8465), Ezer (H5827), Elead (H496) and Beriah (H1283H)
Group of be.kher (בֶּ֫כֶר "Becher" H1071H)

In the biblical story

Becher

An Ephraimite clan head in the wilderness census.

The Becherites, descendants of Becher, were a clan of the tribe of Ephraim during the wilderness census.

In the Bible

Strong H1076 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • bachrites1

First verses

  1. Numbers 26:35
    These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthalhites: of Becher, the family of the Bachrites: of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.
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