באר
Hebrew
Etymology 1
From Proto-Semitic *biʔr-.
Noun
בְּאֵר • (be'ér) f (plural indefinite בְּאֵרוֹת)
- well (hole sunk into the ground)
- Tanach, Genesis 24:20, with translation of the American Standard Version:
- וַתְּמַהֵר וַתְּעַר כַּדָּהּ אֶל־הַשֹּׁקֶת וַתָּרָץ עוֹד אֶל־הַבְּאֵר לִשְׁאֹב וַתִּשְׁאַב לְכָל־גְּמַלָּיו׃
- vat'mahér vat'ár kadáh 'el-hashoqet vatárotz 'ód 'el-hab'ér lish'óv vatish'áv l'khol-g'maláv.
- And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw, and drew for all his camels.
Derived terms
- בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע (b'ér shéva')
References
Verb
בֵּאֵר • (be'ér) (pi'el construction)
- defective spelling of ביאר
Etymology 2
Noun
בָּאר / בָּר • (bár) m (plural indefinite בָּארִים / בָּרִים)
Anagrams
Yiddish
Noun
באר • (bar, bor)
- (nonstandard) Unpointed form of באַר (bar).
- (nonstandard) Unpointed form of באָר (bor).