H886 בְּאֵרֹתִי (Bᵉʼêrôthîy) be-ay-ro-thee'

Hebrew

Noun

Quick Definition

Beerothite

Strong's Definition

a Beerothite or inhabitant of Beeroth

Derivation: patrial from H881 (בְּאֵרוֹת);

KJV Usage: Beerothite.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Beerothite = "wells"

1) an inhabitant of Beeroth (in Benjamin)

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

בְּאֵרֹתִי (be.e.ro.ti) — Beerothite.

Group of be.e.rot (בְּאֵרוֹת "Beeroth" H0881) § Beerothite = "wells" an inhabitant of Beeroth (in Benjamin)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

בְּאֵרֹתִי (H0886 · H1307)

adj · בְּאֵרֹות

Names of Groups

Beerothite, of Beeroth = inhabitant of Beeroth, territory of Benjamin

2SA 4:2 · 2SA 4:3 · 2SA 4:5 · 2SA 4:9 · 2SA 23:37 · 1CH 11:39

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

בְאֵרֹתִי adj.gent. always c. art. base

Bible Occurrences (5)

4:2 4:3 4:5 4:9 23:37

2 Samuel 4:2

Saul’s son had two men who were leaders of raiding parties.... One [was] named Baanah... and the other Rechab; [they were] sons of Rimmon the Beerothite of the tribe of Benjamin—... Beeroth is considered part of Benjamin,

2 Samuel 4:3

because the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and have lived there as foreigners to this day.

2 Samuel 4:5

Now Rechab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, set out and arrived at the house of Ish-bosheth in the heat of the day, while the king was taking his midday nap -.

2 Samuel 4:9

But David answered Rechab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite -, As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,

2 Samuel 23:37

Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer... of Joab son of Zeruiah,