Birsha — the meaning of the Hebrew name בִּרְשַׁע

בִּרְשַׁע

Birshaʻ · pronounced beer-shah' · Strong's H1306 · a man

Birsha means with wickedness.

Built from

רֶשַׁע reshaʻ (probably from, H7562) — a wrong (especially moral) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

probably from H7562 with a prepositional prefix; with wickedness; Birsha, a king of Gomorrah.

First appearance

Gen 14:2 That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar. (KJV)

Every verse that names Birsha

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Genesis

Gen 14:2

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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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