Strong’s H879 · Hebrew
בְּאֵר אֵלִים
Bᵉʼêr ʼÊlîym
be-ayr' ay-leem'
Definition
Beer-Elim, a place in the Desert
Etymology
from H875 (בְּאֵר) and the plural of H410 (אֵל); well of heroes;
Where the KJV renders it
- Beer-elim
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