Betser בֶּ֫צֶר
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| בֶּ֫צֶר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | betser |
| Strong's number | H1221 (H1221G, H1221H) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | Bezer |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Joshua (2) |
Betser (Hebrew בֶּ֫צֶר, Strong's H1221) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “Bezer”. It occurs 5 times.
Definition
H1221G: Bezer
Bezer = "gold ore" or "remote fortress"
a city of refuge in Reuben in the downs on the east of the Jordan
Also named: bots.rah (בׇּצְרָה "Bozrah" H1224H)
a city of refuge in Reuben in the downs on the east of the Jordan
Also named: bots.rah (בׇּצְרָה "Bozrah" H1224H)
H1221H: Bezer
A man of the tribe of Asher living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.37;
son of: Zophah (H6690);
brother of: Suah (H5477), Harnepher (H2774), Shual (H7777B), Beri (H1275), Imrah (H3236), Hod (H1936), Shamma (H8037H), Shilshah (H8030), Ithran (H3506H) and Beera (H0878)
§ Bezer = "gold ore" or "remote fortress"
1) son of Zophah, one of the heads of the houses of Asher
2) a city of refuge in Reuben in the downs on the east of the Jordan
son of: Zophah (H6690);
brother of: Suah (H5477), Harnepher (H2774), Shual (H7777B), Beri (H1275), Imrah (H3236), Hod (H1936), Shamma (H8037H), Shilshah (H8030), Ithran (H3506H) and Beera (H0878)
§ Bezer = "gold ore" or "remote fortress"
1) son of Zophah, one of the heads of the houses of Asher
2) a city of refuge in Reuben in the downs on the east of the Jordan
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | bezer (5) |
|---|---|
| BSB | bezer (5) |
Verses
Every verse with Betser, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 4:43Namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, of the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites.Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau belonging to the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead belonging to the Gadites, or Golan in Bashan belonging to the Manassites.
Joshua
- Joshua 20:8And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.And beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho, they designated Bezer on the wilderness plateau from the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan from the tribe of Manasseh.
- Joshua 21:36And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,From the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer, Jahaz,
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 6:78And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,From the tribe of Reuben east of the Jordan opposite Jericho they were given Bezer in the wilderness, Jahzah,
- 1 Chronicles 7:37Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma, and Shilshah, and Ithran, and Beera.Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).