Lexicon :: Strong's H875 - bᵊ'ēr

בְּאֵר

Transliteration

bᵊ'ēr

Pronunciation

be-ayr'

Part of Speech

feminine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From בָּאַר (H874)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 194a

Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs and Gesenius: באר.

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

בְּאֵר bᵉʼêr, be-ayr'; from H874; a pit; especially a well:—pit, well.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 37x

The KJV translates Strong's H875 in the following manner: well (32x), pit (3x), slimepits (1x), not translated (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 37x

The KJV translates Strong's H875 in the following manner: well (32x), pit (3x), slimepits (1x), not translated (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

well, pit, spring

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

בְּאֵר bᵉʼêr, be-ayr'; from H874; a pit; especially a well:—pit, well.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H875: Abbreviations

† בְּאֵר noun feminine^{Genesis 26:21} well, pit, mostly Hexateuch, Genesis 23 times, Exodus 1 time, Numbers 5 times, + 37 times in all; Arabic , Aramaic בְּאֵרָא, בֵּיר, בֵּירָא, , Sabean באר DHM^{ZMG. 1875, 608}, Assyrian bêru, Lyon^{Sargon 61} (connection with above √ not clear; Lag^l.c. spring of water, as coming to light, appearing; possible, although meaning in use rather well, than spring; see however, Genesis 16:14 compare Genesis 16:7; Genesis 26:19; Numbers 21:17) — בּ׳ absolute Genesis 21:30 +; construct Genesis 21:19 +; suffix בְּאֵֶר֑ךָ Proverbs 5:15; Plural absolute בְּאֵרֹת Genesis 26:15; construct id. Genesis 26:18; compare בֶּאֱרֹת בֶּאֱרֹת חֵמָר Genesis 14:10; —

† 1. a well, often as made by digging (חָפַר) Genesis 21:25, 30 (E), Genesis 26:15, 18, 19, 21, 22, 32 (all J), also in poetry Numbers 21:18 (+ כרה) see also [H876 Numbers 21:16]; Numbers 21:17 (where the well addressed, in song, עֲלִי בְאֵר); also with כרה in prose Genesis 26:25; also with no reference to its origin Genesis 16:14 (J; || עַיִן Genesis 16:7), Genesis 29:2; Exodus 2:15 (J) Numbers 20:17; Numbers 21:22 (E) 2 Samuel 17:18, 21; בְּאֵר (ה)מַיִם Genesis 21:19 (E) Genesis 24:11 (J; || עַיִן Genesis 24:13; Genesis 24:16; Genesis 24:43; Genesis 24:45); (compare also Genesis 21:25; Genesis 26:18 above & especially Genesis 26:19 בְּאֵר מַיִם חַיִּים); water taken from it by drawing (שָׁאַב) Genesis 24:11, 20; flocks watered from it (הִשְׁקָה מִןֿ) Genesis 29:2, 3, 8, 10 (compare especially Exodus 2:16 they drew, דלה, and filled the troughs); also מִתּוֺךְ בְּאֵרֶ֑ךָ.... שְׁתֵה מַיִם Proverbs 5:15 (|| בּוֺר); the opening called פִּי הַבְּאֵר Genesis 29:2, 3 (twice in verse); Genesis 29:8, 10; compare הַבּ׳ פְּנֵי 2 Samuel 17:19 (read probably פּי so SAM , compare Dr); figurative of fresh delights of woman beloved Songs 4:15 מַעְיַן גַּנִּים בְּאֵר מַיִם חַיִּים וְנוֺזְלִים מִןלְֿבָנוֺן.

† 2. pit (= בּוֺר); pits of bitumen Genesis 14:10 (compare above); בְּאֵר שַׁחַת Psalm 55:24 [Psalm 55:23] pit of (the) grave; compare Psalm 69:16 פִּיהָ בְּאֵר עָלַי וְאַל־תֶּאְטַר and let not (the) pit shut its mouth over me (|| מְצוּלָה); figurative of strange woman בְּאֵר צָרָה a narrow pit, out of which rescue is difficult Proverbs 23:27 (|| שׁוּחָה עֲמֻקָּה).

† 3. as proper name, of a location.

† a. with ה ָ locative בְּאֵ֫רָה a station of Israel in desert [H876 Numbers 21:16], possibly = בְּאֵר אֵילִים [H879 Isaiah 15:8].

† b. same form [H876 Judges 9:21], according to Euseb. Lag^{Onom. 238, 2nd ed. 250} 8 miles north of Eleutheropolis; compare Rob^{BR i. 452} who compares el-Bîreh, near Beth-shemesh.

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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

14:10; 14:10; 16:7; 16:7; 16:14; 16:14; 21:19; 21:19; 21:25; 21:25; 21:30; 21:30; 24:11; 24:11; 24:13; 24:16; 24:20; 24:43; 24:45; 26:15; 26:15; 26:18; 26:18; 26:18; 26:19; 26:19; 26:19; 26:21; 26:21; 26:22; 26:25; 26:32; 29:2; 29:2; 29:2; 29:3; 29:3; 29:8; 29:8; 29:10; 29:10

Exodus

2:15; 2:16

Numbers

20:17; 21:17; 21:17; 21:18; 21:22

2 Samuel

17:18; 17:19; 17:21

Psalms

55:23; 69:16

Proverbs

5:15; 5:15; 23:27

Song of Songs

4:15

Gesenius' Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon [?]

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

Strong's Number H875 matches the Hebrew בְּאֵר (bᵊ'ēr),
which occurs 37 times in 33 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Gen 14:10

Gen 14:10 - And the vale^H6010 of Siddim^H7708 was full of slimepits;^H875^H875^H2564 and the kings^H4428 of Sodom^H5467 and Gomorrah^H6017 fled,^H5127 and fell^H5307 there; and they that remained^H7604 fled^H5127 to the mountain.^H2022

Gen 16:14

Gen 16:14 - Wherefore the well^H875 was called^H7121 Beerlahairoi;^H883^H2416 behold, it is between Kadesh^H6946 and Bered.^H1260

Gen 21:19

Gen 21:19 - And God^H430 opened^H6491 her eyes,^H5869 and she saw^H7200 a well^H875 of water;^H4325 and she went,^H3212 and filled^H4390 the bottle^H2573 with water,^H4325 and gave^H8248 ➔ the lad^H5288 drink.^H8248

Gen 21:25

Gen 21:25 - And Abraham^H85 reproved^H3198 Abimelech^H40 because^H182 of a well^H875 of water,^H4325 which Abimelech's^H40 servants^H5650 had violently taken away.^H1497

Gen 21:30

Gen 21:30 - And he said,^H559 For these seven^H7651 ewe lambs^H3535 shalt thou take^H3947 of my hand,^H3027 that^H5668 they may be a witness^H5713 unto me, that I have digged^H2658 this well.^H875

Gen 24:11

Gen 24:11 - And he made^H1288 ➔ his camels^H1581 to kneel down^H1288 without^H2351 the city^H5892 by^H413 a well^H875 of water^H4325 at the time^H6256 of the evening,^H6153 even the time^H6256 that women go out^H3318 to draw^H7579 water.

Gen 24:20

Gen 24:20 - And she hasted,^H4116 and emptied^H6168 her pitcher^H3537 into the trough,^H8268 and ran^H7323 again unto the well^H875 to draw^H7579 water, and drew^H7579 for all his camels.^H1581

Gen 26:15

Gen 26:15 - For all the wells^H875 which his father's^H1 servants^H5650 had digged^H2658 in the days^H3117 of Abraham^H85 his father,^H1 the Philistines^H6430 had stopped^H5640 them, and filled^H4390 them with earth.^H6083

Gen 26:18

Gen 26:18 - And Isaac^H3327 digged^H2658 again^H7725 the wells^H875 of water,^H4325 which they had digged^H2658 in the days^H3117 of Abraham^H85 his father;^H1 for the Philistines^H6430 had stopped^H5640 them after^H310 the death^H4194 of Abraham:^H85 and he called^H7121 their names^H8034 after the names^H8034 by which^H834 his father^H1 had called^H7121 them.

Gen 26:19

Gen 26:19 - And Isaac's^H3327 servants^H5650 digged^H2658 in the valley,^H5158 and found^H4672 there a well^H875 of springing^H2416 water.^H4325

Gen 26:20

Gen 26:20 - And the herdmen^H7462 of Gerar^H1642 did strive^H7378 with Isaac's^H3327 herdmen,^H7462 saying,^H559 The water^H4325 is ours: and he called^H7121 the name^H8034 of the well^H875 Esek;^H6230 because they strove^H6229 with him.

Gen 26:21

Gen 26:21 - And they digged^H2658 another^H312 well,^H875 and strove^H7378 for that also: and he called^H7121 the name of it^H8034 Sitnah.^H7856

Gen 26:22

Gen 26:22 - And he removed^H6275 from thence, and digged^H2658 another^H312 well;^H875 and for that they strove^H7378 not: and he called^H7121 the name of it^H8034 Rehoboth;^H7344 and he said,^H559 For now^H6258 the LORD^H3068 hath made room^H7337 for us, and we shall be fruitful^H6509 in the land.^H776

Gen 26:25

Gen 26:25 - And he builded^H1129 an altar^H4196 there, and called^H7121 upon the name^H8034 of the LORD,^H3068 and pitched^H5186 his tent^H168 there: and there Isaac's^H3327 servants^H5650 digged^H3738 a well.^H875

Gen 26:32

Gen 26:32 - And it came to pass the same day,^H3117 that Isaac's^H3327 servants^H5650 came,^H935 and told^H5046 him concerning^H182 the well^H875 which they had digged,^H2658 and said^H559 unto him, We have found^H4672 water.^H4325

Gen 29:2

Gen 29:2 - And he looked,^H7200 and behold a well^H875 in the field,^H7704 and, lo, there were three^H7969 flocks^H5739 of sheep^H6629 lying^H7257 by it; for out of that well^H875 they watered^H8248 the flocks:^H5739 and a great^H1419 stone^H68 was upon the well's^H875 mouth.^H6310

Gen 29:3

Gen 29:3 - And thither were all the flocks^H5739 gathered:^H622 and they rolled^H1556 the stone^H68 from the well's^H875 mouth,^H6310 and watered^H8248 the sheep,^H6629 and put^H7725 ➔ the stone^H68 again^H7725 upon the well's^H875 mouth^H6310 in his place.^H4725

Gen 29:8

Gen 29:8 - And they said,^H559 We cannot,^H3201 until all the flocks^H5739 be gathered together,^H622 and till they roll^H1556 the stone^H68 from the well's^H875 mouth;^H6310 then we water^H8248 the sheep.^H6629

Gen 29:10

Gen 29:10 - And it came to pass, when Jacob^H3290 saw^H7200 Rachel^H7354 the daughter^H1323 of Laban^H3837 his mother's^H517 brother,^H251 and the sheep^H6629 of Laban^H3837 his mother's^H517 brother,^H251 that Jacob^H3290 went near,^H5066 and rolled^H1556 the stone^H68 from the well's^H875 mouth,^H6310 and watered^H8248 the flock^H6629 of Laban^H3837 his mother's^H517 brother.^H251

Exo 2:15

Exo 2:15 - Now when Pharaoh^H6547 heard^H8085 this thing,^H1697 he sought^H1245 to slay^H2026 Moses.^H4872 But Moses^H4872 fled^H1272 from the face^H6440 of Pharaoh,^H6547 and dwelt^H3427 in the land^H776 of Midian:^H4080 and he sat down^H3427 by a well.^H875

Num 20:17

Num 20:17 - Let us pass,^H5674 I pray thee, through thy country:^H776 we will not pass^H5674 through the fields,^H7704 or through the vineyards,^H3754 neither will we drink^H8354 of the water^H4325 of the wells:^H875 we will go^H3212 by the king's^H4428 high way,^H1870 we will not turn^H5186 to the right hand^H3225 nor to the left,^H8040 until we have passed^H5674 thy borders.^H1366

Num 21:16

Num 21:16 - And from thence they went to Beer:^H876 that is the well^H875 whereof the LORD^H3068 spake^H559 unto Moses,^H4872 Gather^H622 ➔ the people^H5971 together,^H622 and I will give^H5414 them water.^H4325

Num 21:17

Num 21:17 - Then Israel^H3478 sang^H7891 this song,^H7892 Spring up,^H5927 O well;^H875 sing^H6030 ye unto it:

Num 21:18

Num 21:18 - The princes^H8269 digged^H2658 the well,^H875 the nobles^H5081 of the people^H5971 digged^H3738 it, by the direction of the lawgiver,^H2710 with their staves.^H4938 And from the wilderness^H4057 they went to Mattanah:^H4980

Num 21:22

Num 21:22 - Let me pass^H5674 through thy land:^H776 we will not turn^H5186 into the fields,^H7704 or into the vineyards;^H3754 we will not drink^H8354 of the waters^H4325 of the well:^H875 but we will go along^H3212 by the king's^H4428 high way,^H1870 until we be past^H5674 thy borders.^H1366

2Sa 17:18

2Sa 17:18 - Nevertheless a lad^H5288 saw^H7200 them, and told^H5046 Absalom:^H53 but they went^H3212 both^H8147 of them away quickly,^H4120 and came^H935 to a man's^H376 house^H1004 in Bahurim,^H980 which had a well^H875 in his court;^H2691 whither^H8033 they went down.^H3381

2Sa 17:19

2Sa 17:19 - And the woman^H802 took^H3947 and spread^H6566 a covering^H4539 over the well's^H875 mouth,^H6440 and spread^H7849 ground corn^H7383 thereon; and the thing^H1697 was not known.^H3045

2Sa 17:21

2Sa 17:21 - And it came to pass, after^H310 they were departed,^H3212 that they came up^H5927 out of the well,^H875 and went^H3212 and told^H5046 king^H4428 David,^H1732 and said^H559 unto David,^H1732 Arise,^H6965 and pass quickly^H4120 over^H5674 the water:^H4325 for thus hath Ahithophel^H302 counselled^H3289 against you.

Psa 55:23

Psa 55:23 - But thou, O God,^H430 shalt bring them down^H3381 into the pit^H875 of destruction:^H7845 bloody^H1818 and deceitful^H4820 men^H582 shall not live out half^H2673 their days;^H3117 but I will trust^H982 in thee.

Psa 69:15

Psa 69:15 - Let not the waterflood^H4325^H7641 overflow^H7857 me, neither let the deep^H4688 swallow me up,^H1104 and let not the pit^H875 shut^H332 her mouth^H6310 upon me.

Pro 5:15

Pro 5:15 - Drink^H8354 waters^H4325 out of thine own cistern,^H953 and running waters^H5140 out of^H8432 thine own well.^H875

Pro 23:27

Pro 23:27 - For a whore^H2181 is a deep^H6013 ditch;^H7745 and a strange woman^H5237 is a narrow^H6862 pit.^H875

Sng 4:15

Sng 4:15 - A fountain^H4599 of gardens,^H1588 a well^H875 of living^H2416 waters,^H4325 and streams^H5140 from Lebanon.^H3844