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בְּאֵר
noun feminine
Gen 26:21
well, pit, mostly Hexateuch, Genesis 23 t., Exodus 1 t., Numbers 5 t., 37 t. in all; Arabic
[untranscribed source text 490], Aramaic בְּאֵרָא, בֵּיר, בֵּירָא,
[untranscribed source text 491], Sabean באר
DHMZMG. 1875, 608, Assyrian
bêru
, LyonSargon 61 (connection with above √ not
clear; Lagl.c.
spring of water, as coming to light, appearing; possible, although
meaning in use rather well, than spring; see however, Gen 16:14 compare
Gen 16:7; Gen 26:19; Num 21:17) —
׳
בּ absolute Gen 21:30 +; construct Gen 21:19 +; suffix בְּאֵֶר֑ךָ
Prov 5:15 Plural
absolute בְּאֵרֹת
Gen 26:15
construct id. Gen
26:18 compare בֶּאֱרֹת בֶּאֱרֹת חֵמָר
Gen 14:10 —
1.
a well, often as made by digging (חָפַר) Gen 21:25; Gen 21:30 (
E
), Gen
26:15;
Gen 26:18; Gen 26:19; Gen 26:21; Gen 26:22; Gen 26:32 (all
J
), also in poetry Num 21:18 (+ כרה) see also Num 21:16 Num 21:17 (where the well
addressed, in song, עֲלִי בְאֵר); also with כרה in prose Gen 26:25 also with no
reference to its origin Gen 16:14 (
J
; || עַיִן Gen 16:7), Gen 29:2; Exod 2:15 (
J
) Num
20:17;
Num 21:22 (
E
) 2Sam
17:18; 2Sam 17:21
בְּאֵר (ה)מַיִם
Gen 21:19 (
E
) Gen
24:11 (
J
; || עַיִן Gen 24:13 Gen 24:16 Gen 24:43 Gen 24:45); (compare also Gen 21:25; Gen 26:18
above & especially Gen 26:19
בְּאֵר מַיִם חַיִּים); water taken from it by drawing (שָׁאַב) Gen 24:11;
Gen 24:20
flocks watered from it (הִשְׁקָה
מִןֿ) Gen 29:2; Gen 29:3; Gen 29:8; Gen 29:10 (compare especially Exod 2:16
they drew, דלה, and filled the troughs); also מִתּוֺךְ
בְּאֵרֶ֑ךָ …. שְׁתֵה מַיִם
Prov 5:15 (||
בּוֺר); the opening called פִּי הַבְּאֵר
Gen 29:2; Gen 29:3 (twice
in verse); Gen 29:8
; Gen 29:10
compare ׳
פְּנֵי הַבּ
2Sam 17:19
(read probably פּי so
⅏
ᵑ7
ᵑ6
ᵑ9
, compare Dr); figurative of fresh delights of woman beloved
Song 4:15
מַעְיַן גַּנִּים בְּאֵר מַיִם חַיִּים
וְנוֺזְלִים מִןלְֿבָנוֺן.
2.
pit (= בּוֺר); pits of bitumen Gen 14:10 (compare above); בְּאֵר
שַׁחַת
Ps 55:24
pit of (the) grave; compare Ps 69:16
וְאַלתֶּֿאְטַר עָלַי בְּאֵר פִּיהָ
and let not (the) pit shut its mouth over me (|| מְצוּלָה); figurative
of strange woman בְּאֵר צָרָה
a narrow pit, out of which rescue is difficult Prov 23:27 (|| שׁוּחָה
עֲמֻקָּה).
3. as proper name [of a location]
a. with ָ ה locative בְּאֵ֫רָה a station of Israel in desert
Num 21:16,
possibly = בְּאֵר אֵילִים
Isa 15:8.
b. same form Judg 9:21, according to Euseb. LagOnom.238, 2nd
ed. 250 8 miles north of Eleutheropolis; compare RobBR
i. 452 who compare elBîreh, near Beth-shemesh.
בְּאֵר אֵילִים see
בְּאֵר
3.
a. above
