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Genesis 16

Gen. 16:14 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Wherefore the well
'er (Hebrew #875)
a pit; especially a well
KJV usage: pit, well.
Pronounce: be-ayr'
Origin: from 874
was called
qara' (Hebrew #7121)
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(- ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.
Pronounce: kaw-raw'
Origin: a primitive root (rather identical with 7122 through the idea of accosting a person met)
θBeer-lahai-roi
chay (Hebrew #2416)
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
KJV usage: + age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
Pronounce: khah'-ee
Origin: from 2421
B'er (Hebrew #883)
well of a living (One) my Seer; Beer-Lachai-Roi, a place in the Desert
KJV usage: Beer-lahai-roi.
Pronounce: la-Chay
Origin: from 875 and 2416 (with prefix) and 7203
; behold, it is between Kadesh
Qadesh (Hebrew #6946)
sanctuary; Kadesh, a place in the Desert
KJV usage: Kadesh. Compare 6947.
Pronounce: kaw-dashe'
Origin: the same as 6945
and Bered
Bered (Hebrew #1260)
hail; Bered, the name of a place south of Palestine, also of an Israelite
KJV usage: Bered.
Pronounce: beh'red
Origin: from 1258
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i.e. the well of him that liveth and seeth me.

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Beer-lahai-roi,
Bered,
Wells

Cross References

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Beer-lahri-roi.That is, The well of him that liveth and seeth me.
Gen. 21:31• 31Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba; because there they sware both of them. (Gen. 21:31)
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Gen. 24:62• 62And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahai-roi; for he dwelt in the south country. (Gen. 24:62)
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Gen. 25:11• 11And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahai-roi. (Gen. 25:11)
Kadesh.
Num. 13:26• 26And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and showed them the fruit of the land. (Num. 13:26)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Therefore the well was named Beer-lahai-roic: behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

JND Translation Notes

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Well of the Living who was seen (or "who reveals himself").