Strong H1284בְּרִיעִי

Beriite

Transliteration
berîy‛îy
Pronunciation
ber-ee-ee'
Morphology
Proper Name of a Person in Gentilic sense

Definition

Patronymic from H1283; a Beriite (collectively) or descendant of Beriah: - Beerites.

Meaning of the name

Beriites = "in evil"

Detailed definition

Someone descended from Beriah who was a man of the tribe of Asher living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.17;
son of: Asher (H836);
brother of: Imnah (H3232), Ishvah (H3438), Ishvi (H3440) and Serah (H8294);
father of: Heber (H2268) and Malchiel (H4439); also called Beriite at Num.26.44;
Group of be.ri.ah (בְּרִיעָה "Beriah" H1283)

In the biblical story

Beriah

Son of Asher and head of a clan

Beriah, a son of Asher, was the head of a clan in Israel.

In the Bible

Strong H1284 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • beriites1

First verses

  1. Numbers 26:44
    Of the children of Asher after their families: of Jimna, the family of the Jimnites: of Jesui, the family of the Jesuites: of Beriah, the family of the Beriites.
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