Bᵉʼêrôthîy — H886

Definition

adjective

a Beerothite or inhabitant of Beeroth

1. Beerothite = "wells"
2. an inhabitant of Beeroth (in Benjamin)

Usually translated as

Beerothite

Origin

patrial from H881

• Derived from Bᵉʼêrôwth (H881)

Occurrences

Bᵉʼêrôthîy occurs 5 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Samuel (5)

• 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 (הַבְּאֶֽרֹתִ֖י), of the children of Benjamin: (for Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin:
• 2 Samuel 4:3 — And the Beerothites (הַבְּאֵרֹתִ֖ים) fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.)
• 2 Samuel 4:5 — And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite (הַבְּאֵֽרֹתִי֙), Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ish-bosheth, who lay on a bed at noon.
• 2 Samuel 4:9 — And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite (הַבְּאֵֽרֹתִ֖י), and said unto them, As the LORD liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
• 2 Samuel 23:37 — Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite (הַבְּאֵ֣רֹתִ֔י), armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah,