Beer-lahai-roi — the meaning of the Hebrew name בְּאֵר לַחַי רֹאִי

בְּאֵר לַחַי רֹאִי

Bᵉʼêr la-Chay Rôʼîy · pronounced be-ayr' lakh-ah'ee ro-ee' · Strong's H883 · a place

Beer-lahai-roi means well of a living (One) my Seer.

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בְּאֵר bᵉʼêr (from, H875) — a pit open in the lexicon ›

חַי chay (and, H2416) — alive open in the lexicon ›

רֹאֶה rôʼeh (with prefix and, H7203) — a seer (as often rendered) open in the lexicon ›

from H875 and H2416 (with prefix) and H7203; well of a living (One) my Seer; Beer-Lachai-Roi, a place in the Desert.

Gen 16:14 Wherefore the well was called Beer–lahai–roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered. (KJV)

3 occurrences in 3 verses — Genesis

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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