בְּאֵר noun feminine[Gen 26:21] well, pit, mostly Hexateuch, Genesis 23 t., Exodus 1 t., Numbers 5 t., 37 t. in all; Arabic , Aramaic בְּאֵרָא, בֵּיר, בֵּירָא, , 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 v[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 v[Num 21:16] v[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 v[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 v[Gen 24:13] v[Gen 24:16] v[Gen 24:43] v[Gen 24:45]); (compare also [Gen 21:25]; [Gen 26:18] above & especially v[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
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