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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