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בְּאֵר‎ noun feminine^{Genesis 26:21} well, pit, mostly Hexateuch, Genesis 23 t., Exodus 1 t., Numbers 5 t., 37 t. in all; Arabic , Aramaic בֵּירָא בֵּיר, בְּאֵרָא,‎, , Sabean באר‎ DHM^{ZMG. 1875, 608}, Assyrian bêru, Lyon^{Sargon 61} (connection with above √ not clear; Lag^l.c. spring of water, as coming to light, appearing; possible, although meaning in use rather well, than spring; see however, 16:14 compare 16:7; 26:19; Numbers 21:17) — ׳בּ‎ absolute Genesis 21:30 +; construct 21:19 +; suffix בְּאֵֶר֑ךָ‎ Proverbs 5:15; Plural absolute בְּאֵרֹת‎ Genesis 26:15; construct id. 26:18; compare חֵמָר בֶּאֱרֹת בֶּאֱרֹת‎ 14:10; —

1 a well, often as made by digging (חָפַר‎) Genesis 21:25, 30 (E), 26:15, 18, 19, 21, 22, 32 (all J), also in poetry Numbers 21:18 (+ כרה‎) see also 21:16; 21:17 (where the well addressed, in song, בְאֵר עֲלִי‎); also with כרה‎ in prose Genesis 26:25; also with no reference to its origin 16:14 (J; "" עַיִן‎ 16:7), 29:2; Exodus 2:15 (J) Numbers 20:17; 21:22 (E) 2 Samuel 17:18, 21; (ה)מַיִם בְּאֵר‎ Genesis 21:19 (E) 24:11 (J; "" עַיִן‎ 24:13; 24:16; 24:43; 24:45); (compare also 21:25; 26:18 above & especially 26:19 חַיִּים מַיִם בְּאֵר‎); water taken from it by drawing (שָׁאַב‎) 24:11, 20; flocks watered from it (מִןֿ הִשְׁקָה‎) 29:2-3, 8, 10 (compare especially Exodus 2:16 they drew, דלה‎, and filled the troughs); also בְּאֵרֶ֑ךָ מִתּוֺךְ‎ .... מַיִם שְׁתֵה‎ Proverbs 5:15 ("" בּוֺר‎); the opening called הַבְּאֵר מִּי‎ Genesis 29:2-3,(twice in verse); 29:8, 10; compare הַבּ ׳מְּנֵי‎ 2 Samuel 17:19 (read probably מּי‎ so ᵑ9 ᵑ6 ᵑ7 ⅏‎, compare Dr); figurative of fresh delights of woman beloved Song of Solomon 4:15 מִןלְֿבָנוֺן וְנוֺזְלִים חַיִּים מַיִם בְּאֵר גַּנִּים מַעְיַן‎.

2 pit (= בּוֺר‎); pits of bitumen Genesis 14:10 (compare above); שַׁחַת בְּאֵר‎ Psalm 55:24 pit of (the) grave; compare Psalm 69:16 מִּיהָ בְּאֵר עָלַי וְאַלתֶּֿאְטַר‎ and let not (the) pit shut its mouth over me ("" מְצוּלָה‎); figurative of strange woman צָרָה בְּאֵר‎ a narrow pit, out of which rescue is difficult Proverbs 23:27 ("" עֲמֻקָּה שׁוּחָה‎). 3 as

proper name, of a location a. with ָ ה‎ locative בְּאֵ֫רָה‎ a station of Israel in desert Numbers 21:16, possibly = אֵילִים בְּאֵר‎ Isaiah 15:8.

b. same form Judges 9:21, according to Euseb. Lag^{Onom.238, 2nd ed. 250}8miles north of Eleutheropolis; compare Rob^{BR i. 452} who compare elBîreh, near Beth-shemesh.

אֵילִים בְּאֵר‎ see בְּאֵר‎

3. a. above