Lexical Definition

‎בְּאֵר‎ bᵉʼêr (be-ayr') well ^H:N-F
from ‎בָּאַר‎

pit, well.

• a pit
• especially a well

1) well, pit, spring

See Greek: φρέαρ

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎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 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, Gen 16:14 compare vGen 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 vNum 21:16 vNum 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 vGen 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 vGen 24:13 vGen 24:16 vGen 24:43 vGen 24:45); (compare also Gen 21:25; Gen 26:18 above & especially vGen 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. Lag^{Onom.238, 2nd ed. 250} 8 miles north of Eleutheropolis; compare Rob^{BR i. 452} who compare elBîreh, near Beth-shemesh.

‎בְּאֵר אֵילִים‎ see ‎בְּאֵר‎

3. a. above

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