בְּרִיעָה
be.ri.ah
Beriah
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word "בְּרִיעָה" (be.ri.ah) is given the Short definition: Beriah, and classified under Semantic domain: Proper Name: Person. This indicates that "Beriah" is likely a personal name, specifically an individual's name in the Hebrew Bible. Since the word occurs only once in the Bible, it might not be a common or widely-recognized name. However, its use as a proper name suggests significance or importance within the context where it appears. Without further information, it is difficult to pinpoint its specificity or relation to the surrounding narrative, but it is clear that "Beriah" holds a unique and significant place within the biblical record.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence across the text