Lexicon
בְּאֵר אֵילִים
be.er e.lim
H0879
N:N--L Hebrew

Beer-elim

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be.er e.lim is a proper place name reached by Moab’s wailing in Isaiah 15:8.

The attested use is a proper place name: in Isaiah 15:8 it marks the location to which Moab’s wailing reaches.

Senses in use

  1. A place named as wailing’s destination · dominant

    The form is tagged as a proper noun in Isaiah 15:8, where it stands at the end of the clause describing the reach of Moab’s wailing. In Isaiah 15:8 the APB renders the clause “her wailing reaches Beer-elim as well.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 15:8, the APB presents the name as “Beer-elim” in the clause “her wailing reaches Beer-elim as well.” It confirms the verse’s place-reference context rather than a fuller lexical nuance.

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