Meaning & History
Means "my well" in Hebrew, a possessive form of בְּאֵר (beʾer) meaning "well, spring". In the Old Testament this is the name of both the father-in-law of Esau and the father of Hoshea.
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Sources & References
- Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h882, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h882.
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Entry updated May 26, 2026