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Beera
a well; declaring
בְּאֵרָא be.e.ra
Beera (Hebrew: בְּאֵרָא, be.e.ra) means “a well; declaring”, by traditional interpretation. It appears once, at 1 Chronicles 7:37. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Bezer in 1 Chronicles 7.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Beera
descendant of Asher
Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 1 across 1 book
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Divided Kingdom
- Hapax
- Yes occurs exactly once
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | 1 Chronicles 7:37 |
Names connected to this one
- Bezer co-occurrence Appears with Bezer in 1 Chronicles 7.
- Shilshah co-occurrence Appears with Shilshah in 1 Chronicles 7.
- Hod co-occurrence Appears with Hod in 1 Chronicles 7.
- Hodaviah co-occurrence Appears with Hodaviah in 1 Chronicles 7.
- Shamma co-occurrence Appears with Shamma in 1 Chronicles 7.
- Ithran co-occurrence Appears with Ithran in 1 Chronicles 7.
Origin & meaning
A man of the tribe of Asher living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.37;
son of: Zophah (H6690);
brother of: Suah (H5477), Harnepher (H2774), Shual (H7777B), Beri (H1275), Imrah (H3236), Bezer (H1221H), Hod (H1936), Shamma (H8037H), Shilshah (H8030) and Ithran (H3506H)
§ Beera = "a well"
a man of Asher
Beera was a descendant of Asher, listed in the genealogy of Zophah.
The biblical story
Beera is briefly mentioned in 1Ch.7.37 as a descendant of Asher, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. The context of the passage is the genealogy of the tribe of Asher, focusing on the descendants of Zophah. Beera is listed as the son of Hotham, who was a descendant of Helem, the brother of Zophah.
Key verses
Beera appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:
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Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma, and Shilshah, and Ithran, and Beera.
1 Chronicles 7:37
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1 Chronicles (1)
- 1 Chronicles 7:37