What does בְּאֵר · חַי · רָאָה mean in the Bible?
בְּאֵר · חַי · רָאָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "well of the Living One who sees me".
Hebrew · H875, H2416, H7200
בְּאֵר לַחַי רֹאִי
A pit ; especially a well · alive ; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong ; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively · to see , literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
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בְּאֵר H875 a pit ; especially a well
Pronunciation bĕʾēr
A well as life-sustaining water source; carries covenantal weight in patriarchal narratives and divine provision contexts
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חַי H2416 alive ; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong ; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
Pronunciation ḥay
Life principle extending from physical vitality (raw, fresh, strong) to covenantal presence and relational aliveness with God.
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רָאָה H7200 to see , literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
What does בְּאֵר לַחַי רֹאִי (Be'er Lahai Roi) mean in the Bible?
בְּאֵר · חַי · רָאָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "well of the Living One who sees me".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H875, H2416, H7200?
H875, H2416, H7200 is connected to 1,854 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. well of the Living One who sees me
Strong's H875, H2416, H7200
Lexical occurrences 1,854 verses Source Gloss
well of the Living One who sees me
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בְּאֵר לַחַי רֹאִי is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain