well;
fig.
explain, expound
Dt 1:5
הֹואִיל משֶׁה בֵּאֵר הַתֹּורָה
Moses began
(and)
expounded the law
.
• בְּאֵר S 875, 876, 884 TWOT 194a GK 931, 932, 933 n.f. Gn 26:21 well, pit , mostly Hex , Gn 23 times Ex 1 times Nu 5 times, 37 times in all; Arabic بِئْرٌ ( bi˒run ), Aramaic בְּאֵרָא , בֵּיר , בֵּירָא , ܒܺܪܳܐ ( biro ), Sab. באר DHM ZMG 1875, 608 , Assyrian bêru , Lyon Sargon 61 ( connexion with above √ not clear; Lag l.c.; spring of water, as coming to light, appearing; possible, although meaning in use rather well , than spring; v. however, Gn 16:14 cf. v 7; 26:19 Nu 21:17 ) — בּ׳ abs. Gn 21:30 +; cstr. 21:19 +; sf. בְּאֵרֶ˜ךָ Pr 5:1 5; Pl. abs. בְּאֵרֹת Gn 26:1 5; cstr. id. 26:1 8; cf. בֶּאֱרֹת בֶּאֱרֹת חֵמָר Gn 14:1 0;— 1. a well , often as made by digging ( חָפַר ) Gn 21:25 , 30 ( E ), 26:15 , 18 , 19 , 21 , 22 , 32 (all J ), also poet. Nu 21:18 ( + כרה ) vid. also v 1 6, 17 (where the well addressed, in song,
עֲלִי בְאֵר
; also
c.
כרה
in prose
Gn 26:25
; also with no ref. to its origin
Gn 16:14
(
J
;
||
עַיִן
v
7)
29:2 Ex 2:15
(
J
)
Nu 20:17 21:22
(
E
)
2 S 17:18
,
21
;
בְּאֵר (ה)מַיִם
Gn 21:19
(
E
)
24:11
(
J
;
||
עַיִן
vv
1
3,
16
,
43
,
45
); (
cf.
also
21:25
;
26:18
supr.
& especially
v
19
בְּאֵר מַיִם חַיִּים
); water taken from it by drawing (
שָׁאַב
)
Gn 24:11
,
20
; flocks watered from it (
מִן־ הִשְׁקָה
)
29:2
,
3
,
8
,
10
(
cf.
especially
Ex 2:16
they drew
,
דלה
, and filled the troughs); also
מִתֹּוךְ בְּאֵרֶ˜ךָ
…
שְׁתֵה מַיִם
Pr 5:15
(
||
בֹּור
); the opening called
פִּי הַבְּאֵר
Gn 29:
2,
3
(×2)
8,
10
;
cf.
פְּנֵי הַבּ׳
2 S 17:19
(read prob.
פּי
so
Sam.
å ã É
,
cf.
D
r);
fig.
of fresh delights of woman beloved
Ct 4:15
וְנֹוזְלִים מִן־לְבָנֹון מַעְיַן גַּנִּים בְּאֵר מַיִם חַיִּים
.
2.
pit
(
=
בֹּור
);
pits of bitumen
Gn 14:10
(
cf.
supr
.);
בְּאֵר שַׁחַת
ψ 55:24
pit of
(
the
)
grave;
cf.
69:16
וְאַל־תֶּאְטַר עָלַי בְּאֵר פִּיהָ
and let not
(
the
)
pit shut its mouth over me
(
||
מְצוּלָה
);
fig.
of strange woman
בְּאֵר צָרָה
a narrow pit
,
n.
nomen
, noun.
Hex
Hexatuch.
Lyon
D. G. Lyon.
√
root
or
stem.
cstr.
construct.
sf.
suffix,
or
with suffix.
E
Elohist.
vid.
vide
, see.
supr.
supra,
above.
Sam.
Samaria, Samaritan (rarely = Samuel).
åÑ
Targum.
ÉÑ
Vulgate.