What does בְּאֵר (bĕʾēr) mean in the Bible?
בְּאֵר (bĕʾēr): A well as life-sustaining water source; carries covenantal weight in patriarchal narratives and divine provision contexts
Hebrew · H875
בְּאֵר
A pit ; especially a well
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בְּאֵרH875
Pronunciationbĕʾēr
What does בְּאֵר (bĕʾēr) mean in the Bible?
בְּאֵר (bĕʾēr): A well as life-sustaining water source; carries covenantal weight in patriarchal narratives and divine provision contexts
Full entry for בְּאֵר (H875) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H875?
The BSB source-word alignment has 37 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a well (8), the well (7), of the well (6), well (4), . . . (2).
Where does בְּאֵר (bĕʾēr) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 14:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (23), Numbers (5), 2 Samuel (3), Proverbs (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ita well8×Genesis 21:19, Genesis 21:25, Genesis 26:19, Genesis 26:25
the well7×Genesis 16:14, Genesis 24:11, Genesis 24:20, Genesis 26:20
of the well6×Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3, Genesis 29:8, Genesis 29:10
well4×Genesis 21:30, Genesis 26:21, Genesis 29:2, Proverbs 23:27
. . .2×Genesis 14:10, Genesis 26:22
from any well2×Numbers 20:17, Numbers 21:22
the wells2×Genesis 26:15, Genesis 26:18
O well1×Numbers 21:17
out of the well1×2 Samuel 17:21
pits1×Genesis 14:10
the Pit1×Psalms 69:15
to the Pit1×Psalms 55:23
your own well1×Proverbs 5:15
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Genesis 14:10בֶּֽאֱרֹ֤תtopitsNoun - feminine plural constructGenesis 14:10בֶּאֱרֹת֙to. . .Noun - feminine plural constructGenesis 16:14לַבְּאֵ֔רtothe wellPreposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singularGenesis 21:19בְּאֵ֣רtoa wellNoun - feminine singular constructGenesis 21:25בְּאֵ֣רtoa wellNoun - feminine singular constructGenesis 21:30הַבְּאֵ֥רtowellArticle | Noun - feminine singularGenesis 24:11בְּאֵ֣רtothe wellNoun - feminine singular constructGenesis 24:20הַבְּאֵ֖רtothe wellArticle | Noun - feminine singularGenesis 26:15הַבְּאֵרֹ֗תtothe wellsArticle | Noun - feminine pluralGenesis 26:18בְּאֵרֹ֣תtothe wellsNoun - feminine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 14:10
Aligned rows37
Books represented7
Genesis23Exodus1Numbers52 Samuel3Psalms2Proverbs2Song Of Solomon1
Source forms
בְּאֵ֣ר6xbə·’êrGenesis 21:19, Genesis 21:25, Genesis 24:11, Genesis 26:21
הַבְּאֵ֖ר3xhab·bə·’êrGenesis 24:20, Genesis 26:32, Genesis 29:3
הַבְּאֵ֔ר3xhab·bə·’êrGenesis 29:3, Genesis 29:10, 2 Samuel 17:19
בְאֵ֑ר2xḇə·’êrNumbers 20:17, Numbers 21:22
בְּאֵ֖ר2xbə·’êrGenesis 26:19, Song Of Solomon 4:15
הַבְּאֵֽר׃2xhab·bə·’êrGenesis 29:2, Exodus 2:15
בְאֵ֣ר1xḇə·’êrGenesis 29:2
בְאֵ֖ר1xḇə·’êrNumbers 21:17
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular13xGenesis 21:30, Genesis 24:20, Genesis 26:20, Genesis 26:32
Noun - feminine singular10xGenesis 26:21, Genesis 26:22, Genesis 26:25, Genesis 29:2
Noun - feminine singular construct5xGenesis 21:19, Genesis 21:25, Genesis 24:11, Genesis 26:19
Noun - feminine plural construct3xGenesis 14:10, Genesis 26:18
Article | Noun - feminine plural1xGenesis 26:15
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular1xProverbs 23:27
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular1xProverbs 5:15
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct1xPsalms 55:23
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. A well as life-sustaining water source; carries covenantal weight in patriarchal narratives and divine provision contexts
Source Gloss
a pit ; especially a well
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
A well as life-sustaining water source; carries covenantal weight in patriarchal narratives and divine provision contexts
a pit; especially a well BDB: well Usage: pit, well.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
A water source disputed between parties, literal infrastructure
A communal water source where shepherds gather livestock to drink
Metaphorical danger or trap set by an immoral woman
Metaphorical figure for a wife and marital intimacy in wisdom context
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 37 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
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