Strong H1283H1283Iבְּרִיעָה

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 Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.8.13;
son of: Elpaal (H508);
brother of: Eber (H5677I), Misham (H4936), Shemed (H8106B), Shema (H8087I), Zebadiah (H2069H), Meshullam (H4918J), Hizki (H2395), Heber (H2268J), Ishmerai (H3461), Izliah (H3152) and Jobab (H3103K);
father of: Arad (H6166B), Ahio (H283H), Shashak (H8349), Jeremoth (H3406I), Zebadiah (H2069), Eder (H5738), Michael (H4317L), Ishpah (H3472), Joha (H3109)

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

Benjamite leader who drove out the Gittites

Beriah and his brother Shema, Benjamite leaders, drove out the inhabitants of Gath.

In the Bible

Strong H1283I appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • beriah2

First verses

  1. 1 Chronicles 8:13
    Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath:
  2. 1 Chronicles 8:16
    And Michael, and Ispah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah;
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