Beriah

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(evil). (1) A descendant of Asher (Gen. 46:17¹⁷And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel. (Genesis 46:17); Num. 26:44-45⁴⁴Of the children of Asher after their families: of Jimna, the family of the Jimnites: of Jesui, the family of the Jesuites: of Beriah, the family of the Beriites. ⁴⁵Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites: of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites. (Numbers 26:44‑45); 1 Chron. 7:30-31³⁰The sons of Asher; Imnah, and Isuah, and Ishuai, and Beriah, and Serah their sister. ³¹And the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel, who is the father of Birzavith. (1 Chronicles 7:30‑31)). (2) An Ephraimite (1 Chron. 7:23²³And when he went in to his wife, she conceived, and bare a son, and he called his name Beriah, because it went evil with his house. (1 Chronicles 7:23)). (3) A chief of Benjamin (1 Chron. 8:13,16¹³Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath: (1 Chronicles 8:13)
¹⁶And Michael, and Ispah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah; (1 Chronicles 8:16)). (4) A Levite (1 Chron. 23:10-11¹⁰And the sons of Shimei were, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei. ¹¹And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to their father's house. (1 Chronicles 23:10‑11)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. Son of Asher (Gen. 46:17¹⁷And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel. (Genesis 46:17); Num. 26:44-45⁴⁴Of the children of Asher after their families: of Jimna, the family of the Jimnites: of Jesui, the family of the Jesuites: of Beriah, the family of the Beriites. ⁴⁵Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites: of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites. (Numbers 26:44‑45); 1 Chron. 7:30-31³⁰The sons of Asher; Imnah, and Isuah, and Ishuai, and Beriah, and Serah their sister. ³¹And the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel, who is the father of Birzavith. (1 Chronicles 7:30‑31)).

2. Son of Ephraim (1 Chron. 7:23²³And when he went in to his wife, she conceived, and bare a son, and he called his name Beriah, because it went evil with his house. (1 Chronicles 7:23)).

3. Son of Elpaal, Benjamite (1 Chron. 8:13,16¹³Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath: (1 Chronicles 8:13)
¹⁶And Michael, and Ispah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah; (1 Chronicles 8:16)).

4. Son of Shimei, a Gershonite (1 Chron. 23:10-11¹⁰And the sons of Shimei were, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei. ¹¹And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to their father's house. (1 Chronicles 23:10‑11)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

1283 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Briy`ah

Phonic:

ber-ee’-aw

Meaning:

apparently from the feminine of 7451 with a prepositional prefix; in trouble; Beriah, the name of four Israelites

KJV Usage:

Beriah

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

In calamity, or trouble:―the name of four Israelites, 1 Chron. 7:23. {In calamitate}