בְּאֵרִי
Bᵉʼêrîy · be-ay-ree'
Beeri, the name of a Hittite and of an Israelite
Lexicon
Derivation: from H875 (בְּאֵר); fountained;
Beeri, the name of a Hittite and of an Israelite
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Beeri.
Letters
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the house, what is within › strength, the leader › the head, the highest › the hand that works
The house, what is within of strength, the leader of the head, the highest of the hand that works.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of בְּאֵרִי above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
2 occurrences · 2 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms