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Beeroth

Beeroth proper noun: a biblical city seven miles northwest of Jerusalem; an ancient Hivite settlement, mentioned in Joshua 9:17, 18:25, 2 Samuel 4:2-3, Ezra 2:25 and Nehemiah 7:29.

Proper noun

Beeroth

  1. A biblical city seven miles northwest of Jerusalem; an ancient Hivite settlement, mentioned in Joshua 9:17, 18:25, 2 Samuel 4:2-3, Ezra 2:25 and Nehemiah 7:29.
  2. A biblical town mentioned in Deuteronomy 10:6.

Origin of Beeroth

From Ancient Greek Βηρώθ (Bērṓth), from Biblical Hebrew בְּאֵרוֹת (bəʾērōṯ), ultimately from Proto-West Semitic *biʾrāt- (“wells”). Doublet of Beirut and Berytus.

Words formed from Beeroth

Questions about Beeroth

What does Beeroth mean?
Beeroth means a biblical city seven miles northwest of Jerusalem; an ancient Hivite settlement, mentioned in Joshua 9:17, 18:25, 2 Samuel 4:2-3, Ezra 2:25 and Nehemiah 7:29.
What part of speech is Beeroth?
Beeroth is a proper noun.

Words near Beeroth in the dictionary

  1. beerocracy
  2. beerocrat
  3. beerocrats
  4. beerophile
  5. beerophiles
  6. Beeroth
  7. Beerothite
  8. Beerothites
  9. beerpot
  10. beerpots
  11. beerpull

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