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Meaning, origin and etymology of the name Bera


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Bera is the king of Sodom, featured in the war of 4 against 5 (Gen 14).

According to BDB, the root and meaning of this name are unknown. However, any Hebrew audience may have heard a compound of the following elements:

The particle be (be 193) meaning in, at or by; and either of the occurrences of raa.

raa (rea 2186a) means friend or companion;
raa (rea 2187a) meaning purpose or aim;
raa (ra 2191 a, b) meaning evil, badness, distress.

Judging from the context this name is probably meant to mean In Evil.
Also see Birsha



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