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beeroth

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
beeroth
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A biblical city seven miles northwest of Jerusalem; an ancient Hivite settlement, mentioned in Joshua 9:17, 18:25, 2 Samuel 4:2-3, Ezra 2:25 and Nehemiah 7:29.

name

A biblical town mentioned in Deuteronomy 10:6.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Βηρώθ (Bērṓth), from Biblical Hebrew בְּאֵרוֹת (bəʾērōṯ), ultimately from Proto-West Semitic *biʾrāt- (“wells”). Doublet of Beirut and Berytus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Βηρώθ, בְּאֵרוֹת, *biʾrāt-

Derived Forms

Beerothite

Questions

What does beeroth mean?
A biblical city seven miles northwest of Jerusalem; an ancient Hivite settlement, mentioned in Joshua 9:17, 18:25, 2 Samuel 4:2-3, Ezra 2:25 and Nehemiah 7:29.
Where does beeroth come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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