Bᵉʼêrôwth — H881

Definition

locative proper noun

Beeroth, a place in Palestine

1. Beeroth = "wells"
2. a Gibeonite city allotted to Benjamin

Usually translated as

Beeroth

Origin

feminine plural of H875; wells

• Bᵉʼêr (H875)

Occurrences

Bᵉʼêrôwth occurs 6 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Deuteronomy (1), Joshua (2), 2 Samuel (1), Ezra (1), Nehemiah (1)

• Deuteronomy 10:6 — And the children of Israel took their journey from Beeroth (מִבְּאֵרֹ֥ת) of the children of Jaakan to Mosera: there Aaron died, and there he was buried; and Eleazar his son ministered in the priest’s office in his stead.
• Joshua 9:17 — And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth (וּבְאֵר֖וֹת), and Kirjath-jearim.
• Joshua 18:25 — Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth (וּבְאֵרֽוֹת),
• 2 Samuel 4:2 — And Saul’s son had two men that were captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon a Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin: (for Beeroth (בְּאֵר֔וֹת) also was reckoned to Benjamin:
• Ezra 2:25 — The children of Kirjath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth (וּבְאֵר֔וֹת), seven hundred and forty and three.
• Nehemiah 7:29 — The men of Kirjath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth (וּבְאֵר֔וֹת), seven hundred forty and three.