H1276: בֵּרִי
Bêrîy · pronounced bay-ree' · “Bichrites”
Definition
(only in the plural and with the article) the Berites, a place in Palestine
KJV translates it as: Berites.
Word origin: of uncertain derivation;
Extended definition
People descended from Beri, a man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.20.1;
father of: Sheba (H7652A)
Group of bikh.ri (בִּכְרִי "Bichri" H1075)
§ Berites = "my well: of the well"
a tribe who are named with Abel and Beth-maachah, and who were therefore doubtless situated in the north of Palestine
father of: Sheba (H7652A)
Group of bikh.ri (בִּכְרִי "Bichri" H1075)
§ Berites = "my well: of the well"
a tribe who are named with Abel and Beth-maachah, and who were therefore doubtless situated in the north of Palestine
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H1276 is translated
- berites ×1
Bible verses with H1276 (Bêrîy)
Bêrîy appears in 1 verse.
- 2 Samuel 20:14
And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to Beth–maachah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him.