1165. beir

Strong's Lexicon

beir: Well

Original Word: בְּעִיר
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: b`iyr
Pronunciation: beh-ayr'
Phonetic Spelling: (beh-ere')
Definition: Well
Meaning: cattle

Word Origin: From the root בָּאַר (ba'ar), meaning "to dig" or "to explain."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G4077 (πηγή, pēgē) - often translated as "spring" or "fountain," used in the New Testament to describe sources of water, both physical and spiritual.

Usage: The Hebrew word "be'er" refers to a well, typically a pit or hole dug into the ground to access water. In the arid regions of the ancient Near East, wells were vital for survival, providing water for drinking, agriculture, and livestock. The term is used both literally and metaphorically in the Bible, symbolizing life, sustenance, and sometimes spiritual truth.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, wells were essential for sustaining life in the desert and semi-arid regions. They were often communal resources, and disputes over water rights were common, as seen in the narratives of the Patriarchs. Wells also served as social gathering places and were sometimes associated with significant events or divine encounters, such as Hagar's encounter with the angel of the Lord at a well (Genesis 16:7-14).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from baar
Definition
beasts, cattle
NASB Translation
animal (1), beasts (4), cattle (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[בְּעִיר] noun masculine^{Ex 22:4} beasts, cattle, collective (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic id., , Ethiopic etc., Sabean בער DHM^{ZMG 1876, 674; 1883, 329}; Arabic of camel; also ass, etc., compare Lane^227a; connection with above √ obscure) — suffix בְּעִירֹה Exodus 22:4, בְּעִירֵנוּ Numbers 20:4, בְּעִירְכָם Genesis 45:17, כְּעִירָם Numbers 20:8 2t.; — beasts of burden Genesis 45:17 (i.e. asses Genesis 44:3,13); elsewhere General, cattle Exodus 22:4; Numbers 20:4,8,11; Psalm 78:48

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

beast, cattle

From ba'ar (in the sense of eating): cattle -- beast, cattle.

see HEBREW ba'ar

Forms and Transliterations

בְּעִ֣ירְכֶ֔ם בְּעִירָ֑ם בְּעִירָֽם׃ בְּעִירֹ֔ו בעירו בעירכם בעירם בעירם׃ וּבְעִירֵֽנוּ׃ וּבְעִירָֽם׃ ובעירם׃ ובעירנו׃ bə‘îrām bə‘îrəḵem bə‘îrōw bə·‘î·rām bə·‘î·rə·ḵem bə·‘î·rōw beiRam beIreChem beiRo ū·ḇə·‘î·rām ū·ḇə·‘î·rê·nū ūḇə‘îrām ūḇə‘îrênū uveiRam uveiRenu

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 45:17
HEB: טַֽעֲנוּ֙ אֶת־ בְּעִ֣ירְכֶ֔ם וּלְכוּ־ בֹ֖אוּ
NAS: load your beasts and go
KJV: ye; lade your beasts, and go,
INT: Do load your beasts along get

Exodus 22:5
HEB: [בְּעִירָה כ] (בְּעִירֹ֔ו ק) וּבִעֵ֖ר
NAS: [bare] and lets his animal loose
KJV: and shall put in his beast, and shall feed
INT: vineyard and lets beast grazes field

Numbers 20:4
HEB: שָׁ֔ם אֲנַ֖חְנוּ וּבְעִירֵֽנוּ׃
NAS: wilderness, for us and our beasts to die
KJV: into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die
INT: in it we and our beasts

Numbers 20:8
HEB: הָעֵדָ֖ה וְאֶת־ בְּעִירָֽם׃
NAS: and let the congregation and their beasts drink.
KJV: the congregation and their beasts drink.
INT: drink the congregation and their beasts

Numbers 20:11
HEB: וַתֵּ֥שְׁתְּ הָעֵדָ֖ה וּבְעִירָֽם׃ ס
NAS: and the congregation and their beasts drank.
KJV: drank, and their beasts [also].
INT: drank and the congregation and their beasts

Psalm 78:48
HEB: וַיַּסְגֵּ֣ר לַבָּרָ֣ד בְּעִירָ֑ם וּ֝מִקְנֵיהֶ֗ם לָרְשָׁפִֽים׃
NAS: He gave over their cattle also to the hailstones
KJV: He gave up their cattle also to the hail,
INT: gave to the hailstones their cattle and their herds to bolts

6 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1165
6 Occurrences

bə·‘î·rām — 2 Occ.
bə·‘î·rə·ḵem — 1 Occ.
bə·‘î·rōw — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇə·‘î·rām — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇə·‘î·rê·nū — 1 Occ.