Strong H12212 sensesבֶּ֫צֶר

Bezer

Transliteration
betser
Pronunciation
beh'-tser

Meaning of the name

Bezer = "gold ore" or "remote fortress"

The 2 senses of Strong H1221

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H1221 appears in 5 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. Levitical city of refuge in ReubenH1221G4 verses · Deuteronomy, Joshua, 1 Chronicles
  2. Descendant of Asher through HelemH1221H1 verse · 1 Chronicles

General definition

The same as H1220; an inaccessible spot;
{Betser} a place in Palestine: - Bezer.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • bezer5

First verses

  1. Deuteronomy 4:43
    Namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, of the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites.
  2. Joshua 20:8
    And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.
  3. Joshua 21:36
    And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,
  4. 1 Chronicles 6:78
    And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,
  5. 1 Chronicles 7:37
    Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma, and Shilshah, and Ithran, and Beera.