Berothah — the meaning of the Hebrew name בֵּרוֹתָה

בֵּרוֹתָה

Bêrôwthâh · pronounced bay-ro-thaw' · Strong's H1268 · a place · also spelled Berothai

Berothah means cypress or cypresslike.

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בְּרוֹת bᵉrôwth (probably from, H1266) — the cypress (or some elastic tree) open in the lexicon ›

or בֵּרֹתַי; probably from H1266; cypress or cypresslike; Berothah or Berothai, a place north of Palestine.

2Sam 8:8 And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass. (KJV)

2 occurrences in 2 verses — 2 Samuel, Ezekiel

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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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