בְּרִיעָה
𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤏𐤄
Beriah
H1283 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
Proper noun: Beriyyah — a personal name borne by several figures in the Hebrew Bible. The etymology is debated; it may connote 'in calamity' or 'misfortune,' but the precise nuance as a name is uncertain. The term appears exclusively as a name, not as a common noun.
Semantic Range
proper name of persons (Beriyyah), possibly implying 'in misfortune' or 'in calamity' but not attested as a noun or adjective
Root / Etymology
Derived most likely from the root רעע (רע), which conveys 'to be bad, evil, or broken,' possibly with a prepositional component ב (b-, 'in') and/or as a feminine abstract form. Some suggest it means 'in misfortune,' but the construction is uncertain and the form is archaic or unique to names. The actual root is רעע.
Historical & Contextual Notes
בְּרִיעָה appears only as a proper name for four individuals in different genealogical contexts (Genesis 46:17; 1 Chronicles 7:23, 30; 8:13). It is not used as a pathological term for 'trouble' or 'misfortune' outside of names. Traditional translations sometimes link the name to a state of misfortune, particularly for the son of Ephraim, possibly reflecting a maternal circumstance or birth event, but there is no evidence it was ever used as a common noun. English renderings such as 'Beriah' are transliterations rather than translations, as the Hebrew term conveys no clear, agreed-upon meaning in standard English. Usage is confined to genealogical records, making contextual expansion speculative. Later rabbinic interpretations suggest connection with tragedy or calamity due to narrative context, but strictly lexically, the word denotes only the name itself.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
apparently from the feminine of רַע with a prepositional prefix; in trouble; Beriah, the name of four Israelites; Beriah.
Bantu Hebrew
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רעע (r-ʿ-ʿ) — badness, evil, brokenness, calamity
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H1251 | בַּר | bad |
| H1254 | בָּרָא | bad |
| H1262 | בָּרָה | bad |
| H4828 | מֵרֵעַ | to his associate |
| H7200 | רָאָה | your badness |
Word Forms
4 distinct forms
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H1283-03 |
וּ/בְרִיעָ֖ה | uveriah | HC/Np |
and Beriah | and Beriyyah | 5 |
H1283-04 |
בְרִיעָ֔ה | veriah | HNp |
Beriah | Beriyyah | 4 |
H1283-01 |
בְּרִיעָ֔ה | beriah | HNp |
Beriah | Beriyyah | 1 |
H1283-02 |
לִ/בְרִיעָ֕ה | liveriah | HR/Np |
of Beriah | to Beriyyah | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
11 total occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H1283-03 |
Genesis 46:17 | וּ/בְרִיעָ֖ה | uveriah | HC/Np |
and Beriah | and Beriyyah |
H1283-04 |
Genesis 46:17 | בְרִיעָ֔ה | veriah | HNp |
of Beriah | Beriyyah |
H1283-02 |
Numbers 26:44 | לִ/בְרִיעָ֕ה | liveriah | HR/Np |
of Beriah | to Beriyyah |
H1283-04 |
Numbers 26:45 | בְרִיעָ֔ה | veriah | HNp |
Beriah | Beriyyah |
H1283-01 |
1 Chronicles 7:23 | בְּרִיעָ֔ה | beriah | HNp |
Beriah | Beriyyah |
H1283-03 |
1 Chronicles 7:30 | וּ/בְרִיעָ֖ה | uveriah | HC/Np |
and Beriah | and Beriyyah |
H1283-04 |
1 Chronicles 7:31 | בְרִיעָ֔ה | veriah | HNp |
Beriah | Beriyyah |
H1283-03 |
1 Chronicles 8:13 | וּ/בְרִעָ֣ה | uveriah | HC/Np |
and Beriah | and Beriyyah |
H1283-04 |
1 Chronicles 8:16 | בְרִיעָֽה | veriah | HNp |
Beriah | Beriyyah |
H1283-03 |
1 Chronicles 23:10 | וּ/בְרִיעָ֑ה | uveriah | HC/Np |
and Beriah | and Beriyyah |