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H1298בֶּרַע Beraʻ — Bera, a Sodomitish kingH1256בְּרָאיָה Bᵉrâʼyâh — Berajah, an IsraeliteG1011βουλεύω bouleúō — to advise, i.e. (reflexively) deliberate, or (by
implication) resolveH5069נְדַב nᵉdab — be (or give) liberal(-ly)G5368φιλέω philéō — to be a friend to (fond of (an individual or an object)),
i.e. have affection for (denoting personal attachment, as a matter of
sentiment or feelingG4650σκορπίζω skorpízō — to
dissipate, i.e. (figuratively) put to flight, waste, be
liberal
Verses(5+)
- VerseJoshua 19:45Jehud, Bene-berak, Gath-rimmon,
- Verse1 Chronicles 8:21Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath were the sons of Shimei.
- VerseMatthew 27:44In the same way, even the robbers who were crucified with Him berated Him.
- Verse2 Chronicles 20:26On the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Beracah, where they blessed the LORD. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Beracah to this day.
- VerseGenesis 14:2went to war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).
Words (Strong's)(5+)
- WordH1298 בֶּרַע · Beraʻ (Hebrew)Bera, a Sodomitish king
- WordH1256 בְּרָאיָה · Bᵉrâʼyâh (Hebrew)Berajah, an Israelite
- WordG1011 βουλεύω · bouleúō (Greek)to advise, i.e. (reflexively) deliberate, or (by implication) resolve
- WordH5069 נְדַב · nᵉdab (Hebrew)be (or give) liberal(-ly)
- WordG5368 φιλέω · philéō (Greek)to be a friend to (fond of (an individual or an object)), i.e. have affection for (denoting personal attachment, as a matter of sentiment or feeling
Concepts(1)
Themes(5)
- ThemeRedemptionRedemption is the Bible's word for rescue that costs something. Two Hebrew verbs carry the weight: *ga'al*, the act of a near kinsman (*go'el*) who buys back land, a person, or…
- ThemeGraceGrace is God's unearned favor. The Hebrew word for it is *chen* — a gift given because the giver is gracious, not because the receiver has earned it — and it is *chen* that the…
- ThemeLoveThe Old Testament's word for it is *chesed* — not a feeling but a covenant posture: steadfast, loyal, obligated love that keeps showing up whether or not it is deserved. God's…
- ThemeWisdomWisdom in Scripture (Hebrew *hokmah*, H2451) is skilled living before God, not accumulated information. Its first appearances are not proverbs but craftsmen: the wise-hearted…
- ThemeHope**Biblical hope is not optimism.** It is confident expectation anchored in God's character and God's word, held by people who often cannot see the outcome and sometimes cannot…
Topics(5+)
- TopicBene-berakA heading of Nave's Topical Bible (1896) — every passage it gathers, quoted.
- TopicBeraA heading of Nave's Topical Bible (1896) — every passage it gathers, quoted.
- TopicBerachahA heading of Nave's Topical Bible (1896) — every passage it gathers, quoted.
- TopicBeraiahA heading of Nave's Topical Bible (1896) — every passage it gathers, quoted.
- TopicDaberathA heading of Nave's Topical Bible (1896) — every passage it gathers, quoted.
Authors(5+)
- AuthorDietrich BonhoefferDietrich Bonhoeffer (February 4, 1906 – April 9, 1945) was a German Lutheran pastor, theologian, ecumenist, and resistance member, executed by the SS at the Flossenbürg…
- AuthorJohn of the CrossJuan de Yepes y Álvarez was born in 1542 at Fontiveros, a village near Ávila in Castile. His father came from a family of silk merchants, married beneath his class, and was…
- AuthorJamie WinshipJamie Winship is an American minister, ministry trainer, cross-cultural worker, and co-founder (with his wife Donna) of Identity Exchange, a training-and-consulting ministry…
- AuthorClement of AlexandriaTitus Flavius Clemens was born around 150, probably at Athens, to pagan parents, and raised in the full Greek education — Homer, the tragedians, Plato, the mystery religions…
- AuthorCaesarius of ArlesCaesarius was born about 468 at Chalon-sur-Saône in Burgundy. At eighteen he asked his bishop for the clerical tonsure; two years later he left for Lérins, the island monastery…
Apocrypha (study resources)(3)
- Study resourceSirach 31:23Whoso is liberal of his meat, men shall speak well of him; and the report of his good housekeeping will be believed.
- Study resourceWisdom of Solomon 12:20For if thou didst punish the enemies of thy children, and the condemned to death, with such deliberation, giving them time and place, whereby they might be delivered from their…
- Study resource1 Maccabees 3:30He feared that he should not be able to bear the charges any longer, nor to have such gifts to give so liberally as he did before: for he had abounded above the kings that were…