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Beer-Elim (place name, 'well of the mighty ones')
A place name meaning "well of the mighty ones" or "well of the leaders," mentioned in Isaiah's oracle against Moab. The name combines the common Hebrew word for "well" (beer) with a term for powerful figures or leaders. Located in Moabite territory, it appears in a passage describing widespread lamentation. The geographic reference helps locate the extent of Moab's distress during judgment.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Designates a specific location in Moab mentioned in Isaiah 15:8 during an oracle of judgment. The crying reaches "to Beer-Elim," marking the geographical extent of the calamity. The compound name (well + mighty ones) suggests either a well owned by leaders or a well of great importance, typical of ancient Near Eastern naming conventions for water sources. 1×
AR["وَ-إِلَى-بِئْرِ-إيلِيمَ"]·ben["ও-বের-এলীম"]·DE["[ובאר אילים]"]·EN["and-Beer-Elim"]·FR["[ובאר אילים]"]·heb["ו-באר-אילים"]·HI["और-बेर-एलीम"]·ID["dan-Beer-elim"]·IT["[ובאר אילים]"]·jav["lan-Beer-Elim"]·KO["그리고-브엘엘림에"]·PT["e-Beer-Elim"]·RU["и-до-Бээр-Элима"]·ES["y-Beer-Elim"]·SW["na-Beer-Elimu"]·TR["ve-Beer-Elim"]·urd["اور-بئر-ایلیم"]
Related Senses
H1129 1. Qal: build, construct (316×)H2691a 1. court, courtyard, enclosure (142×)G4864 1. synagogue, place of Jewish assembly (56×)G5438 1. prison, place of confinement (41×)H4013 1. fortress, stronghold (37×)H0875 1. well, cistern (dug water source) (35×)H0352b 1. pillar or jamb of gateway (32×)H2474 1. window, opening in wall (32×)H1406 1. roof / rooftop (31×)H4609b 1. steps, stairs, stairway (31×)H1129 2. Nifal: be built, be established (30×)H0361 1. portico, porch (architectural structure) (27×)H1129 3. Qal participle: builder (27×)H1219 1. fortified, inaccessible (25×)H4581 1. fortress, stronghold (25×)H3805 1. capital of a pillar (24×)H4350 1. stand, base, pedestal (24×)H0759 1. palace, royal residence (21×)H4692 1. siege, besiegement (20×)G3618 1. build or construct physically (19×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† בְּאֵר n.f. Gn 26:21 well, pit, mostly Hex, Gn 23 times Ex 1 times Nu 5 times, 37 times in all; Arabic بِئْرٌ, Aramaic בְּאֵרָא, בֵּיר, בֵּירָא, ܒܻܪܳܐ, Sab. באר DHMZMG 1875, 608, Assyrian bêru, LyonSargon 61 (connexion with above √ not clear; Lagl.c. spring of water, as coming to light, appearing; possible, although meaning in use rather well, than spring; v. however, Gn 16:14 cf. v 7; 26:19 Nu…