Strong's H885 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: בְּאֵרֹת בְּנֵי־יַעֲקַן (Bᵉʼêrôth Bᵉnêy-Yaʻăqan)

Pronunciation: be-ay-roth' be-nay' yah-a-can'

POS: be-ay-roth' be-nay' yah-a-can' Morph: n-pr-loc

Exegesis: from the feminine plural of , and the plural contraction of , and ; wells of (the) sons of Jaakan;

Definition: xlit Bᵉêrôth corrected to Bᵉʼêrôth; from the feminine plural of בְּאֵר, and the plural contraction of בֵּן, and יַעֲקָן; wells of (the) sons of Jaakan; Beeroth-Bene-Jaakan, a place in the Desert; Beeroth of the children of Jaakan.

KJV Usage: Beeroth of the children of Jaakan.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Beeroth Bene-Jaakan or Beeroth = "wells" or "wells of the sons of Jaakan"
• 2. 1) an encampment for Israel in the wilderness probably in the country of the Horites

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