Strong H1276בֵּרִים

Berites

Transliteration: bêrîy
Pronunciation: bay-ree'
Morphology: Proper Name of a Person in Gentilic sense

Definition

Of uncertain derivation; (only in the plural and with the article) the {Berites} a place in Palestine: - Berites.

Meaning of the name

Berites = "my well: of the well"

Detailed definition

People descended from Beri, a man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.20.1;
father of: Sheba (H7652A)
Group of bikh.ri (בִּכְרִי "Bichri" H1075)

In the biblical story

Bichri

Benjamite, father of the rebel Sheba

Bichri, a Benjamite, was the father of Sheba, who led a rebellion against King David.

In the Bible

Strong H1276 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

berites1

First verses

2 Samuel 20:14
And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to Beth–maachah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him.

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Occurrences by book

2 Samuel1

Related words

Same identity

בִּכְרִיBichriH1075