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בְּאֵרָא

𐤁𐤀𐤓𐤀

Beera

H878 noun

SILEX Entry

Root באר to dig (a well), to declare, to make clear

Definition

Proper name: Beera — the name of a leader or chieftain of the Israelite tribe of Reuben during the period of Assyrian expansion in the 8th century BCE. The lexical word functions exclusively as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible.

Semantic Range

personal name (Beera); etymologically linked to 'well' or 'spring'; metaphorical/associative use in naming

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root בְּאֵר (be'er), meaning 'well' or 'spring', with the addition of an original mater lectionis or a nominal suffix. The name likely reflects association with a geographic feature (a well/spring), or represents a theophoric element. The root is ב-א-ר.

Historical & Contextual Notes

בְּאֵרָא (Beera) appears only in 1 Chronicles 5:6 as the name of a chief of the Reubenites, who was taken into exile by the Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser III. The name is constructed from the common noun בְּאֵר (well), often a toponymic or metaphorical marker for a place of water or spiritual significance. The use of personal names derived from geographic or natural features is widespread in biblical nomenclature. In post-biblical and some traditional translations, the name Beera is left untranslated or rendered as 'Beera'. There is no indication in the biblical context that Beera refers to a profession or to a literal well. The form and use distinguish it from feminine personal names ending in -ah, and from the masculine noun for 'well' itself.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from בְּאֵר; a well; Beera, an Israelite; Beera.

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Root Family

באר (b-ʾ-r) — to dig, well, spring, make clear, declare

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H874 בָּאַר clearly explain
H875 בְּאֵר dug well
H876 בְּאֵר toward Well-place
H877 בֹּאר excavated cisterns
H880 בְּאֵרָה Well-Spring

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H878-01 וּ/בְאֵרָֽא uveera HC/Np and Beera Beera 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H878-01 1 Chronicles 7:37 וּ/בְאֵרָֽא uveera HC/Np and Beera Beera
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