Strong’s H1268 · Hebrew

בֵּרוֹתָה
Bêrôwthâh
bay-ro-thaw'

Definition

Berothah or Berothai, a place north of Palestine

Etymology

or בֵּרֹתַי; probably from H1266 (בְּרוֹת)lemma בֻּרוֹת first vowel, corrected to בְּרוֹת; cypress or cypresslike;

Where the KJV renders it

  • Berothah
  • Berothai

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What the first audience heard

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