Strong H1283H1283Hבְּרִיעָה

Beriah

One of the 4 senses of Strong H1283

Transliteration
berîy‛âh
Pronunciation
ber-ee'-aw
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man of the tribe of Ephraim living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.23;
son of: Ephraim (H669);
brother of: Shuthelah (H7803), Becher (H1071H), Tahan (H8465), Ezer (H5827) and Elead (H496);
father of: Sheerah (H7609), Rephah (H7506) and Resheph (H7566)

Meaning of the name

Beriah = "with a friend"

General definition

Apparently from the feminine of H7451 with prepositional prefix;
in trouble;
{Beriah} the name of four Israelites: - Beriah.

In the biblical story

Beriah

Son of Ephraim born after family tragedy

Beriah was born to Ephraim after his other sons were killed by the men of Gath.

In the Bible

Strong H1283H appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • beriah1

First verses

  1. 1 Chronicles 7:23
    And when he went in to his wife, she conceived, and bare a son, and he called his name Beriah, because it went evil with his house.
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