H1284 H1284
The Beriite, gentilicadjective identifying descendants of Beriah (son of Asher)
This gentilicadjective with the definite article appears in Numbers 26:44, in the census of Israelite families: 'the family of the Beriite' (mishpachat ha-Beri'i). It identifies the descendants of Beriah, who was a son of Asher (Genesis 46:17). Gentilicforms like this create family/clan identifiers from ancestral names, functioning like surnames. The census in Numbers 26 organizes Israel by these clan divisions, establishing inheritance rights and military organization. The Beriites formed one subdivision of the tribe of Asher.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A gentilicadjective with the definite article meaning 'the Beriite,' designating descendants of Beriah the son of Asher (Numbers 26:44). The term functions as a clan identifier in the Israelite census, establishing the Beriite family as a subdivision within Asher's tribal inheritance. Such gentilicforms (ancestor name + -i suffix + definite article) create collective family designations. Multilingual renderings (beritas, Beriite) transliterate the adjective functioning as a clan name within Israel's genealogical and territorial organization. 1×
AR["الْبَرِيعِيِّ"]·ben["বরীয়ীদের"]·DE["der-Beriite"]·EN["the-Beriite"]·FR["le-Beriite"]·heb["ה-בריעי"]·HI["बरीई-का"]·ID["orang-Beria"]·IT["il-Beriite"]·jav["tiyang-Beria"]·KO["그-브리아-의"]·PT["o-beri'ita"]·RU["Бериино"]·ES["los-beritas"]·SW["Waberia"]·TR["-Berialaluların"]·urd["بریعیوں-کا"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† בְּרִיעִי adj.gent. c. art. as n. coll. משׁפחת הַבְּ׳ Nu 26:44.