בְאֵ֖ר
𐤁𐤀𐤓
veer
O well
from בָּאַר; a pit; especially a well; pit, well.
H875
Numbers 21:17 · Word #8
Lexicon H875
| Lemma | בְּאֵר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤀𐤓 |
| Transliteration | bᵉʼêr |
| Strong's | H875 |
| In-context | O well |
Morphology HNcfsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H875-03
a dug well
| Root | באר (b-ʾ-r) |
| Core Meanings | to dig, to bore through, to excavate, to open up the ground |
| Semantic Range | well, water source, pit, spring shaft, excavated cistern-like opening |
| Conceptual Significance | Wells were vital sources of life in the arid Near Eastern environment and frequently serve as covenantal meeting places and sites of divine provision in the biblical narrative. The term emphasizes human participation in uncovering life-sustaining water through deliberate excavation. |
| Morphological Notes | Common feminine singular noun in the absolute state (HNcfsa). No article or pronominal suffix; singular and grammatically feminine. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun בְּאֵר is derived from the root באר in the sense of digging or boring into the ground. Rendering it as "a dug well" preserves the verbal idea embedded in the root (something excavated) while accurately reflecting the feminine singular absolute form indicated by HNcfsa. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root באר (to dig, to bore through, to excavate, to open up the ground)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H884-01 |
beer | Well-of-the-Oath |
H876-01 |
beerah | Beer-ward |
H882-01 |
beeri | Well-Man |
H875-01 |
beerot | dug-wells of |
H877-01 |
borot | dug-cisterns |
H875-02 |
habeer | the dug-well |
H886-01 |
habeeroti | the Wells-man |
H884-05 |
uveer | and Beʾer-Shevaʿ (Well-of-the-Oath) |
H881-01 |
uveerot | and Wells |
Word Usage (37 occurrences of H875)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 14:10 | בֶּֽאֱרֹ֤ת | beerot | pits |
| Genesis 14:10 | בֶּאֱרֹת֙ | beerot-2 | pits |
| Genesis 16:14 | לַ/בְּאֵ֔ר | labeer | the well |