English Explanatory Dictionary

Beeroth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A biblical city seven miles northwest of Jerusalem; an ancient Hivite settlement, mentioned in Joshua 9:17, 18:25, 2 Samuel 4:2-3, Ezra 2:25 and Nehemiah 7:29.
  2. A biblical town mentioned in Deuteronomy 10:6.

Word forms

Beeroth

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Βηρώθ (Bērṓth), from Biblical Hebrew בְּאֵרוֹת (bəʾērōṯ), ultimately from Proto-West Semitic *biʾrāt- (“wells”). Doublet of Beirut and Berytus.

Derived words

Beerothite
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